footlong

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adjective

One foot long.

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Meanings

adjectivefootlong (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOne foot long.

    Like carved teak statues with footlong cigars stuck in their wooden faces, the two old creatures gazed at the 'Ingaleikma' as English yokels might gaze at a Zulu warrior in full regalia.

    1934, George Orwell, chapter 5, in Burmese Days
nounfootlong (plural footlongs)

plural footlongs

  1. A hot dog or submarine sandwich measuring a foot in length.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hot dog

Origin

From foot + long.

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Translations

Finnish jalan pituinen
  • jalan pituinenone foot long
Latin pedālis
  • pedālisone foot long
Cite this entry
APA

footlong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footlong

MLA

“footlong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footlong. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footlong,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footlong.

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