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Entry · Thursday, June 11, 2026

Hamburger, Triple-Stack

Plate N. A specimen whose layers defy architectural convention.

Photo by amirali mirhashemian on Unsplash

Hamburger, Triple-Stack

/HAM-bur-ger, TRIP-uhl-STAK/  n.
  1. 1. A burger configuration featuring three beef patties layered with cheese and condiments, renowned for its formidable verticality and gravitational pull on adjacent fries.
  2. 2. colloq. The culinary equivalent of a triplex: three stories of savory abundance refusing to be confined by a single napkin.
In a sentence,

"He faced the thiccc triple-stack hamburger with determination, the bun all but whispering 'carpe diem.'"

Etymology,

Derived from the German city of Hamburg, the birthplace of the original 'Hamburg steak', combined with 'triple' from Latin 'triplus', denoting threefold. A linguistic full-course meal.

culinary

Sources

  1. Photograph by amirali mirhashemian, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate N.
  2. Direct ruling URL: thiccctionary.com/is/hamburger-thiccc/ — the shareable "Is a hamburger thiccc?" page.
  3. Cross-reference: Thiccctionary A-Z, H.
  4. Catalogued under: Foods of Substance. See related entries below.
  5. Editorial review: pending objection from the Senior Cataloguer's office.

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