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Definition of carhop in English: carhopnoun ˈkɑːhɒpˈkɑrhɑp North American dated, informal A waiter or waitress at a drive-in restaurant. Example sentencesExamples - By switching, in 1948, to what the McDonald brothers called ‘Speedee Service’ - which involved eliminating carhops, dishes, and the like - they were able to lower their costs, and thus the prices they charged.
- It's still there today, like a 1950s postcard from California, with carhops still taking curb-side orders for burgers, fries and those heavenly chilled mugs of root beer.
- Long before there were fast-food drive-thrus, there were carhops slinging chili dogs and orange shakes at The Varsity, which opened in 1928 and now has four locations around town.
- At this joint, customers pulled up under the long awning stretched across the parking lot and waited for one of the carhops to come out and take the order.
Synonyms server, waitress, stewardess, steward, attendant
Definition of carhop in US English: carhopnounˈkɑrhɑpˈkärhäp North American dated, informal A waiter or waitress at a drive-in restaurant. Example sentencesExamples - Long before there were fast-food drive-thrus, there were carhops slinging chili dogs and orange shakes at The Varsity, which opened in 1928 and now has four locations around town.
- By switching, in 1948, to what the McDonald brothers called ‘Speedee Service’ - which involved eliminating carhops, dishes, and the like - they were able to lower their costs, and thus the prices they charged.
- It's still there today, like a 1950s postcard from California, with carhops still taking curb-side orders for burgers, fries and those heavenly chilled mugs of root beer.
- At this joint, customers pulled up under the long awning stretched across the parking lot and waited for one of the carhops to come out and take the order.
Synonyms server, waitress, stewardess, steward, attendant
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