Meanings
noundeep dish (countable and uncountable, plural deep dishes)
plural deep dishes
- abbreviationcountableellipsisinformaluncountableEllipsis of deep-dish pizza.
The slick of grease that normally accompanies deep dish is notably absent, even with the sausage pizzas. How'd he do that?
2018 April 10, Nick Kindelsperger, “Is Chicago's best deep dish hiding in a glorified food court?”, in Chicago Tribune, Chicago, I.L.: Tribune Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Nov 20221 more example
When I opened the container on my two Italian beef deep dishes, with hot giardiniera, I noticed the crust on one had started to crack and crumble, as if it had been knocked around in transport.
2022 October 12, Tim Carman, “Italian beef deep-dish pizza is the Chicago mash-up of our dreams”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Oct 2022
Cite this entry
APA
deep dish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20dish
MLA
“deep dish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20dish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deep dish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20dish.
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