deep-dish

[ deep-dish ]

adjective

1. made in a deep baking dish and usually topped with a pastry crust: a deep-dish chicken potpie.

   a deep-dish peach pie;

   a deep-dish chicken potpie.

2. (of a pizza) baked in a deep pan and having a thick crust.
3. penetrating deeply; profound:

   the author’s narrative skill, global perspectives, and deep-dish themes.

4. pervasive or thorough; intense:

   He’s experienced some deep-dish racism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deep-dish¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Columnists Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria laid off the deep-dish pizza so they could devote all their energies to the convention and came away with these thoughts:

From Los Angeles Times

At a time of increasing violence against LGBTQ+ people, a movie like "Queer Planet" cannot simply be a nature documentary, although its vivid cinematography and deep-dish wildlife analysis makes it a fantastic watch for fans of that genre.

From Salon

The pancake is uniformly consistent, shaped like a large pan pizza with the same crunchy border you would get from a Maillard reaction on a deep-dish pie.

From Seattle Times

Brush a 9-inch, deep-dish pie plate with 1 tablespoon of oil.

From Washington Times

Hey, maybe everyone laughed until they cried over some Chicago deep-dish pizza in the team-building exercise that was teased this weekend.

From Seattle Times

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