Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greatest thing since sliced bread

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: great-est thing s-ince s-liced bread
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

29

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"This column is about the greatest thing since sliced bread."
"Because if he starts to write a check for the full amount and I say, “Take off $250”, or “I'll throw in door-guard trim and five steel radials for nothing”, Charley is going to think I am the greatest thing since sliced bread."
"It was the greatest thing since sliced bread when it first came out, and I remember selling a big project to a customer by demonstrating it."

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.

Inflected Forms

best thing since sliced bread (alternative) best thing since sliced pan (alternative, Ireland)

Questions

What does greatest thing since sliced bread mean?: Something amazing, outstanding or praiseworthy, especially a relatively recent invention likely to improve people's lives.
Where does greatest thing since sliced bread come from?: 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.

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