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greasy spoon
greasy spoonn. Slang A small, inexpensive, often unsanitary restaurant.greasy spoon n (Cookery) slang a small, cheap, and often unsanitary restaurant, usually specializing in fried foods greas′y spoon′
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Slang. a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | greasy spoon - a small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foodseatery, eating house, eating place, restaurant - a building where people go to eat |
Translationsgreasy spoon
greasy spoonA small restaurant or diner, especially one that serves fried foods. Every time I go on a road trip, I make it a point to stop at a greasy spoon for at least one of my meals.See also: greasy, spoongreasy spoonFig. a cheap diner, where the silverware might not be too clean. The corner greasy spoon is always busy at lunchtime.See also: greasy, spoongreasy spoonA cheap restaurant, especially one serving short-order fried foods. For example, College students short of cash tend to eat a lot in that greasy spoon. This expression also implies that the restaurant is not very clean. [c. 1900] See also: greasy, spoona greasy spoon INFORMALA greasy spoon is a small, cheap, unattractive café that serves mostly fried food. We ate at a greasy spoon called the Step Inn Cafe.See also: greasy, spoongreasy spoon a cheap, run-down restaurant or cafe serving fried foods. 1968 Len Deighton Only When I Larf Bob said he was hungry and wanted to pull up at every greasy spoon we passed. See also: greasy, spoongreasy spoon n. an untidy and unappetizing diner or restaurant. Let’s eat at the greasy spoon over on Maple. The food is gross, but the people-watching is good. See also: greasy, spoongreasy spoonA cheap restaurant, especially one serving greasy fried foods. This slangy expression, which dates from the early 1900s, also implies that the restaurant is not particularly clean. Len Deighton used it in Only When I Larf (1968), “Bob said he was hungry and wanted to pull up at every greasy spoon we passed.”See also: greasy, spoongreasy spoon
Words related to greasy spoonnoun a small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foodsRelated Words- eatery
- eating house
- eating place
- restaurant
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