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Entry · Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Bowl of baked pierogi.

Plate CXLVI. Bowl of baked pierogi.

Photo by Karolina Kołodziejczak on Unsplash

Pierogi

/pyeh-ROH-gee/  n.
  1. 1. A Polish filled dumpling of unleavened dough, pinched shut around a dense cargo of potato, cheese, sauerkraut, or meat, then boiled and optionally pan-fried until the underside achieves a golden, load-bearing crust; esp. one observed from above, resting in a shallow pool of butter, its equatorial seam straining with quiet dignity.
  2. 2. colloq. Pocket-sized architecture. The filling is structural, the dough is just the building envelope, and the pinched seam is doing more work than it looks like.
In a sentence:

"A sheet pan of thiccc pierogi came out of the church hall oven and landed on the folding table. The table reconsidered its posture."

Etymology:

From Polish pierogi, plural of pieróg, derived from Old Slavic pir, meaning 'feast' or 'banquet.' The singular form is technically pieróg, a fact that native speakers deploy at dinner parties to derail the conversation before seconds are served.

From the desk

Filed by

Eliza HartwellStaff Writer

The equatorial seam is load-bearing and the entry said so before I could.

Ruling ADMITTED UNDER PROTEST

Bart PrussSenior Cataloguer

The filled profile and strained seam are documented and sufficient. The butter pool is atmospheric detail and will not be treated as a structural measurement.

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Frequently asked

Is a pierogi thiccc?

Yes. Pierogi was admitted to the Thiccctionary on October 21, 2026 and filed in the Foods of Substance section. The ruling on file: Admitted under protest. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.

What makes a pierogi thiccc?

Pocket-sized architecture. The filling is structural, the dough is just the building envelope, and the pinched seam is doing more work than it looks like.

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).

Sources

  1. Photograph by Karolina Kołodziejczak, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate CXLVI.
  2. Direct ruling URL: thiccctionary.com/is/pierogi-thiccc/, the shareable "Is a pierogi thiccc?" page.
  3. Cross-reference: Thiccctionary A-Z, P.
  4. Catalogued under: Foods of Substance. See related entries below.
  5. Editorial review: ruled admitted under protest by the desk. Objections on file.

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