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greasy spoon
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greasy spoon
n. Slang
A small, inexpensive, often unsanitary restaurant.
greasy spoon
n
(Cookery) Slang a small, cheap, and often unsanitary restaurant, usually specializing in fried foods
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.greasy spoon - a small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods
eatery, eating house, eating place, restaurant - a building where people go to eat
Translations
greasy spoon (café)
n (pej inf) → billiges Fresslokal (pej inf)


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