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shish kebab

[shish kuh-bob] / ˈʃɪʃ kəˌbɒb /
NOUN
food on a skewer
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Now, Martin is a father to an 8-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son — the same age he was when manning his Greek family’s shish kebab stand on the Jersey Shore.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2025

Unfortunately, I realized while going through this shish kebab storm that all the people close to me — family, friends, co-workers — are dumpers.

From Washington Post Jul. 18, 2022

On a certain alley in Xinjiang stands a diner I particularly like, popular for its pigeon shish kebab and milk tea.

From The Guardian Aug. 7, 2018

The origin of the word shashlik is rooted in shish kebab, the Turkish and Arabic words for skewered meats.

From Washington Times Jan. 27, 2018

He was tired of dreaming about being a shish kebab.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan



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