footlong

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footlong

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From foot + long.

adjective

not comparable One 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.

noun footlongs

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

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"footlong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/footlong. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"footlong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/footlong.

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@misc{footlong_2026,
  title = {footlong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/footlong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}