1. A concert grand piano of the Steinway & Sons lineage, measuring approximately 274 centimeters stem to stern, whose rear curve, where lid meets tail, describes an arc of such deliberate amplitude that acoustical engineers and bystanders alike must stop and reckon with it.
2.colloq. Nine feet of ebony-lacquered consequence, widest at the back, where all the real decisions get made. The tail end is not a feature; it is the argument.
In a sentence:
"The Steinway Concert Grand arrived at the Brooklyn townhouse on a Tuesday and the movers spent forty minutes just negotiating the tail around the stairwell landing. The piano was not sorry."
Etymology:
From Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (1797-1871), German cabinet-maker and piano builder who emigrated to New York and anglicized his name to Henry Steinway, founding Steinway & Sons in 1853; combined with concert grand, the designation for the largest class of grand piano, from Latin grandis, 'full-grown, great.' The name translates, essentially, to 'Steinway's road.' The piano took that literally and widened it.
Margie overruled. I note for the file that 274 centimeters is a documented measurement and the rear arc is a documented shape. Objection stands. Complying.
Yes. Steinway Concert Grand was admitted to the Thiccctionary on May 24, 2026 and filed in the Musical Instruments section. The ruling on file: Admitted on appeal. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.
What makes a steinway concert grand thiccc?
Nine feet of ebony-lacquered consequence, widest at the back, where all the real decisions get made. The tail end is not a feature; it is the argument.
Is "thiccc" spelled with three c's?
Yes. The Thiccctionary house spelling uses three c's, distinguishing the editorial register from the colloquial "thicc" (two c's) and standard "thick" (one c).
