Meaning of sir sandwich | Babel Free

Definitions

The practice of beginning and ending a sentence with the address of sir.

slang

Examples

“"Yes, sir, I am wearing glasses, sir!" “Don't give me a sir sandwich! Since you are wearing glasses, you are an NFOC, not an AOC.”

“I replied that he was, with a "sir sandwich" (wedging my response between "sir's").”

““Sir, yes, sir.” “Are you at the Naval Academy?" “Sir, no, sir.” “Then stop making sir sandwiches, candidate. lt's 'yes, sir' or 'no, sir.'"”

“Speaking of that, you will always address us with a 'sir sandwich.' A sir sandwich or a ma'am sandwich ... is you putting a sir or ma'am at the beginning of your sentence and at the end of your sentence.”

“You will only say 'sir' at the beginning of the sentence. This is not the Marine Corps, this is the Army, we do not make sir sandwiches.”

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