Phrase guide

greatest thing since sliced bread

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Something amazing, outstanding or praiseworthy, especially a relatively recent invention likely to improve people's lives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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History

Etymology

Adapted from the advertising slogan used in 1928 by the Chillicothe Baking Company (the first company to sell sliced bread), which was as follows: The greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: mieux que le fil à couper le beurre — a relatively recent invention
  • German: das Größte seit der Erfindung der Bratkartoffel — a relatively recent invention
  • Swedish: det bästa sedan skivat bröd — a relatively recent invention