three-way

See also: threeway

English

Etymology

The sense referring to a serving of Cincinnati chili was coined in the 1920s by Tom and John Kiradjieff, Slavic-Macedonian immigrants to Cincinnati, for their Empress Chili chain.[1]

Adjective

three-way (not comparable)

(attributive) Relating to three different directions.
a three-way valve
- 1951 April, “British Railway Signalling since 1925”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 229, photo caption:
  Three-aspect colour-light signal with three-way junction indicator, Bow Junction, Eastern Region

Derived terms

Translations

in three directions

Finnish: kolmisuuntainen
Norwegian:
Bokmål: treveis

Noun

three-way (plural three-ways)

Sexual activity involving three persons; a threesome; a ménage à trois.
- 2007, Lainie Speiser, Threesomes: For Couples Who Want to Know More, page 22:
  But how many men will actually admit to having had a three-way with another man and one woman?
- 1995, Deborah Abbott, Ellen Farmer, From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life: Stories of Transformation, page 263:
  I had a three-way with two other women in my class.
- 1992, Dennis Cooper, Frisk, page 117:
  A guy Julian and you had a three-way with millions of years ago. I used to watch you guys screw through the keyhole sometimes.
(Cincinnati) A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti and cheese.

Coordinate terms

References

Woellert, Dann (2013) The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili‎, The History Press, →ISBN, retrieved November 20, 2015, page 29:
Coming from such a cultural crossroads, the brothers Kiradjieff spoke Macedonian, Bulgarian, Greek, Turkish and English. But they also created another language: the chili lingo that is still used today when ordering at a chili parlor. To aid in ordering, 'chili spaghetti with cheese on top' was shortened to 'three-way'. This was done to let servers shout their orders quickly to the cooks during a busy lunchtime.

“three-way”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

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[1] Woellert, Dann (2013) The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili‎, The History Press, →ISBN, retrieved November 20, 2015, page 29:
Coming from such a cultural crossroads, the brothers Kiradjieff spoke Macedonian, Bulgarian, Greek, Turkish and English. But they also created another language: the chili lingo that is still used today when ordering at a chili parlor. To aid in ordering, 'chili spaghetti with cheese on top' was shortened to 'three-way'. This was done to let servers shout their orders quickly to the cooks during a busy lunchtime.