The name of a record store chain that was founded in California. It gets its name from an old Abbott and Costello routine where they try to sell records, unsuccessfully (saying "Well we could sprinkle cornstarch on the bottom and sell them as Licorice Pizzas"). Apparently it was awesome in the seventies, but was bought out by Sam Goodie in the eighties.
by El Lobo Pelezoso November 26, 2005
Name from remarks made in a comedy sketch on an album by ’60s folk singers Bud and Travis. The entertainers mused about sprinkling their records with sesame seeds and selling them as licorice pizzas.
Story in brief from the Los Angeles Times, Appril 23, 1986
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Licorice Pizza Chain Will Be Sold to American Can Unit
April 23, 1986|DENISE GELLENE | Times Staff Writer
Story in brief from the Los Angeles Times, Appril 23, 1986
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Licorice Pizza Chain Will Be Sold to American Can Unit
April 23, 1986|DENISE GELLENE | Times Staff Writer
The entertainers mused about sprinkling their records with sesame seeds and selling them as licorice pizzas.
“Jimmy thought that was funny and that it might make a good name for a store,” said Ruth Sims, senior vice president and general manager of Licorice Pizza.
“Jimmy thought that was funny and that it might make a good name for a store,” said Ruth Sims, senior vice president and general manager of Licorice Pizza.
by N.T. Galore September 2, 2012
A term for a vinyl 12" 'long playing' or 'LP' record. Named because it is black and about the same size as a pizza.
by Johan Svenson November 25, 2005
Some of those old folk songs you love to listen to are only on the old licorice pizzas right now. You can't get 'em on CD---yet.
by pentozali November 22, 2005
A licorice Pizza is a person's arse hole
by Grazmataz Christmas-tree December 2, 2004
The name of Paul Thomas Anderson's critically acclaimed 2021 movie and a verb for women wanting to hook up with younger guys.
by blondetardo December 26, 2022