Definition of "deli" []

• Informal A delicatessen. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Imagine my embarrassment when I wandered into Albertson's for some lunch yesterday and it dawned on me that "deli" is short for "delicatessen.""
• "I just thought it was funny that a generic deli is jumping on the whole corporate $5 gimmick."
• "Pizza have a leg up in terms of flavor, but if you just want a quick snack and this deli is convenient to you, it will do the trick."