millionaire shortbread

noun

a light snack consisting of an oblong piece of shortbread with a layer of caramel and then another of hard chocolate on top.

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Meanings

nounmillionaire shortbread (usually uncountable, plural millionaire shortbreads)

plural millionaire shortbreads · alternative millionaire's shortbread

  1. UKuncountableusuallya light snack consisting of an oblong piece of shortbread with a layer of caramel and then another of hard chocolate on top.

Origin

From the association of millionaires with luxury.

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millionaire shortbread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millionaire%20shortbread

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“millionaire shortbread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millionaire%20shortbread. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “millionaire shortbread,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millionaire%20shortbread.

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