dagwood dog
/ˌdaɡwʊd ˈdɒɡ
/noun Australian
A saveloy sausage cooked in batter, usually served on a stick: families packed the pavilions and devoured dagwood dogs and strawberry sundaes...
- There are half a dozen dagwood dog stands at the footy oval.
- The humble dagwood dog fell into such disrepute yesterday that the newspaper ran a readers' poll.
- A colourful sideshow alley took pride of place next to the equestrian ring and dagwood dog food tent.
Origin
1940s: adapted from Dagwood sandwich, named after Dagwood Bumstead, a US comic-strip character.