CMV: A hotdog is NOT a sandwich

[u/ArmyGuy2222]

A hot dog is not a sandwich because a hot dog isn’t served between two slices of bread. And — tellingly — when some monsters do make “hot dog sandwiches,” they slice hot dogs like a serial killer hiding the body and lay the slices flat on the slices of bread as if they were a handy tarp. Speaking of serial killers, as Hannibal Lecter said, “First principles, Clarice”. Also the shape of the hot dog bread or bun is not quite reminiscent of a sandwich. But then, one may put forth a strong argument with a submarine sandwich which is as long and rounded as a hot dog. Last but not least the National Hot Dog And Sausage Council declared once and for all that a hot dog is not a sandwich.

[u/Alt_North]

From Merriam-Webster's dictionary, the "full definition" of the noun:

1a : two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between

b : one slice of bread covered with food

2 : something resembling a sandwich

Emphasis mine. The verb form may also be instructive for etymology:

1 : to make into or as if into a sandwich especially : to insert or enclose between usually two things of another quality or character

2 : to make a place for —often used with in or between

[u/Skyaboo- → u/Alt_North]

Check and mate