sarnie

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sarnie

/ˈsɑːni/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ni

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From sarn- (“perhaps from a dialectal pronunciation of the first syllable of sandwich”) + -ie. Alternatively, perhaps a misreading or an intentional dissimilation of samie (i.e. sammie), where the 'm' is mistaken for or replaced with 'rn'.

noun sarnies · sarny · sarney

UK, informal A sandwich. Hello my flower, shall I fix up a cheese sarnie for you?
Similar: sammie sanger, sango, sarmie, sambo, butty
UK The Sandwich tern.

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@misc{sarnie_2026,
  title = {sarnie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sarnie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}