jumbo slice

Enormous triangular portion

A jumbo slice is an oversized piece of pizza, typically sold by the slice at late-night pizzerias.

The term is especially associated with Washington, D.C., where jumbo slices became a fixture of the post-bar food scene: We grabbed jumbo slices on the way home from the club.

The slices are often as large as a dinner plate.

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