fast-food
adjective
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in food that can be prepared and served quickly
a fast-food restaurant
2
: designed for ready availability, use, or consumption and with little consideration given to quality or significance
fast-food TV programming
fast food
noun
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The fast-food giant and popular footwear company collaborated to create the special Happy Meal, which is reportedly already out in some other countries.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
His other investments and collaborations include Big Chicken, the fast-food restaurant chain founded in 2018; O’Neal also owns nine Papa John’s Atlanta-area pizza shops and was a company director for five years; and partnered with Meat District on the Shaq seasoned, ready-to-cook burger patties.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2024
With Peltz’s departure, the firm holds two board seats at the fast-food company.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
Golden Arches According to McDonald’s, 1 in 8 Americans have worked at its fast-food restaurants at some point in their lives.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2024
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
His other investments and collaborations include Big Chicken, the fast-food restaurant chain founded in 2018; O’Neal also owns nine Papa John’s Atlanta-area pizza shops and was a company director for five years; and partnered with Meat District on the Shaq seasoned, ready-to-cook burger patties.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2024
With Peltz’s departure, the firm holds two board seats at the fast-food company.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
Golden Arches According to McDonald’s, 1 in 8 Americans have worked at its fast-food restaurants at some point in their lives.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Fast-food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-food. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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