chopped liver

== English == === Etymology === Calque of Yiddish געהאַקטע לעבער (gehakte leber), from געהאַקטע (gehakte, “chopped”) (compare the verb האַקן (hakn, “to chop”)) + לעבער (leber, “liver”). According to the Hungarian-American lexicographer and linguist Sol Steinmetz (1930–2010), sense 2 (“person or object not worthy of being noticed”) may be from the fact that chopped liver is served as an appetizer or side dish rather than as a main dish. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɒpt ˌlɪvə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑpt ˌlɪvɚ/ Hyphenation: chopped liv‧er === Noun === chopped liver (uncountable) (originally US) A Jewish pâté-like food, usually spread on bread, made by mincing beef or chicken liver and onions which have been broiled or fried in schmaltz (“chicken fat”) together with hard-boiled eggs. (idiomatic, humorous, informal) A person or object not worthy of being noticed; someone or something insignificant. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonentity Antonyms: see Thesaurus:important person ==== Derived terms ==== chopped-liver (attributive form) what am I, chopped liver ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === chopped liver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “chopped liver, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “chopped liver”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.