parm

or Parm

[ pahrm ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. parmigiana:

   chicken parm.

noun

, Informal.

1. Parmesan:

   Be sure to use fresh, good-quality parm in this recipe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of parm¹

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75; by shortening of Parmesan ( def ) or parmigiana ( def )

Example Sentences

So duck into parm and sandwich Little Italy and NOLA together, or grab him a burger from the shack where the lines take forever.

From The Daily Beast

Example: “The chicken-parm-off… the guido version of a bake-off.”

From The Daily Beast

He thought of poor old rheumatic Parm'ly, and her single bucket of coal at a time.

From Project Gutenberg

As for Aunt Parm'ly, she said she did not know, but dat dare coal seemed like it come from de sky.

From Project Gutenberg