idiom
the best thing since sliced bread
the BEST thing since SLYST BRED
ðə bɛst θɪŋ sɪns slaɪst brɛdListen
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Syllable breakdown
thebestthingsinceslicedbread
Dictionary meaning
an enthusiastic description of something regarded as an outstanding innovation or improvement; used ironically as often as sincerely to describe a person, product, or idea that someone finds exceptionally impressive; sliced bread was introduced commercially in the United States in 1928 and was greeted with such popular enthusiasm that it became a cultural benchmark for transformative convenience
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