Za
Origin 1
Shortened from pizza.
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Full definition of za
Noun
za
(plural zas)- (US, Canada, slang, 1970s, 1980s) Pizza.
- 1994, Sara Borins, The Real Guide to Canadian Universities, ISBN 1550135333, page 130:In fact, not ordering a SUB or ZA (pizza) is almost impossible since places to eat in Sackville include Subway (subs), Ed's (subs), Joey's (subs and za), Pizza Delight (mostly za), The Snack Shop (subs and za) and One Plus One (subs and za).
- 2006, Lee Simon, The restaurant dream?: an inside look at restaurant development, from concept to reality, ISBN 0910627835, page 44:But Chris, using some of his dated terminology, insisted that he wanted "za" for dinner. Back when Chris was a youngster in college, "za" was short for pizza--as if pizza were a lengthy word needing abbreviating.
- 2010, Jim Butcher, Turn Coat:They call me the Za-Lord.