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'za en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /zɑː/

Etymology

Clipping of pizza.

Meanings

1. (countable, slang, uncountable) Pizza.
   • "I'll just grab a slice of 'za for the road," Donald said, mimicking his older sister. 2003, Jim Brown, Black Valley, →ISBN, page 91:
   • He cuts off a bimbo box⁠—a family minivan⁠—veers past the Buy 'n' Fly that is next door, and pulls into CosaNostra Pizza #3569. Those big fat contact patches complain, squeal a little bit, but they hold on to the patented Fairlanes, Inc. high-traction pavement and guide him into the chute. No other Deliverators are waiting in the chute. That is good, that means high turnover for him, fast action, keep moving that 'za. 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN:
   • Gourmet chocolate pizza called CHOCIZZA. The 'za is the brainchild of West Chester's Carrie Brownfield […] 2003, Cincinnati Magazine, volume 36, number 5, page 26:
   • Pizza. There are a couple of places in Paris that do passable pies, but passable pizza is as gruesome as O.K. sex, especially when every New York City nabe has its own fabulous ‘zas. 2009 March 10, Alexander Lobrano, “For the Moment | Paris vs. New York Eating”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Nov 2010:

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