"cheeseburger slider"

[Laurence Horn]

On Dec 20, 2012, at 8:24 PM, Douglas G. Wilson wrote:

> On 12/20/2012 7:16 PM, paul johnson wrote:
>> ....
>>      they were the
>> miniburger on the square buns, In my youth 8 for a dollar at White castle.
> --
>
> Me too, I guess.
>
> Small and cheap and greasy items that would slide down the throat one
> after another.
>
> Should be some sort of a burger, though, in my experience.
>
> I would not expect the term to be applied to a big expensive 'gourmet'
> burger, nor to some very different sort of sandwich (e.g., submarine,
> chicken salad, hot dog), nor to a ground-beef patty all by itself
> without bread.
>
The roll (and its size and perhaps shape) appears to be more crucial for sliderhood than its particular contents.

LH

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