noun
Meaning 1
A frankfurter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
liberty sausage
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Sound
Pronunciation
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lĭb′ər-tē sô′sĭj
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlɪb.ə.tiː ˈsɔː.sɪd͡ʒ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˌlɪb.əɹ.ti ˈsɔ.sɪd͡ʒ/ without the cot–caught merger
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General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˌlɪb.əɹ.ti ˈsɑ.sɪd͡ʒ/
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Canada: /ˌlɪb.əɹ.ti ˈsɒ.sɪd͡ʒ/
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Canada, dialectal: /ˌlɪb.əɹ.ti ˈsɑ.sɪd͡ʒ/
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Australian: /ˌlɪb.ə.tiː ˈsoː.sɪd͡ʒ/
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New-Zealand: /ˌləb.ə.tiː ˈsoː.səd͡ʒ/
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Scotland: /ˌlɪb.əɹ.ti ˈsɔ.sɪd͡ʒ/
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India: /ˌlɪb.ər.ʈiː ˈsɔː.sɪd͡ʒ/ without the cot–caught merger
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India, cot-caught-merger: /ˌlɪb.ər.ʈiː ˈsɔ.sɪd͡ʒ/
History
Etymology
Coined during wartime because of antipathy toward the Germans and their language; see liberty cabbage.