as in snack bar
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Recent Examples of greasy spoon
Will Ferrell and Harper Steele eat Pringles in the Beech Grove Walmart parking lot, talk gender at a greasy spoon breakfast joint
After arriving in Indianapolis, the pair take a trip down to the Beech Grove Walmart, 4650 S. Emerson Ave., to pick up some road trip snacks.
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Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
The greasy spoon is a sublime choice, offering up great patties for under $10 since 2005.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
Though you might be led to believe otherwise by the name, Health Camp is an old-school greasy spoon beloved by generations since 1949.
—Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
History has shown than when people listen to my music, money tends to flow to bartenders, race tracks, late night greasy spoons, bail bondsman, go kart tracks, tractor pulls, football games, peep shows and several black market vices.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
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Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
The greasy spoon is a sublime choice, offering up great patties for under $10 since 2005.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
Though you might be led to believe otherwise by the name, Health Camp is an old-school greasy spoon beloved by generations since 1949.
—Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
History has shown than when people listen to my music, money tends to flow to bartenders, race tracks, late night greasy spoons, bail bondsman, go kart tracks, tractor pulls, football games, peep shows and several black market vices.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greasy spoon
Noun
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The snack bar is located near the main clubhouse, just off the practice greens with a small outdoor patio.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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Here, passengers can take advantage of amenities including a fitness center, massage treatment rooms, a lounging area with a coffee, juice, and snack bar, and floor-to-ceiling windows.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Tangier is more than just colonial patina and hash houses.—
Graham H. Cornwell,
Washington Post,
8 Apr. 2023
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Sensing her discomfort, Young offered her some memorably sage advice: ‘This is just another hash house on the road to success.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2020
Noun
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Six months prior to his arrival in Greensboro, four Black students from North Carolina A&T refused to leave the whites-only Woolworth lunch counter, launching a sit-in movement that soon drew national attention.—
Christopher A. Cooper,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2025
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Best of all, pick up a made-to-order deli sandwich from the lunch counter.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Bursa governor's office told the outlet that the hotel was empty of guests at the time, but 12 staff members remained in the building when the fire broke out in the cafeteria.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Tiki Taco does popups inside the Kansas Health System cafeteria Tuesdays.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2025
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The steak house speaks its own language, no matter how much of the menu is retitled in French.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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The group went to the Crane Club steak house on Saturday, Feb. 15, around a week after Rock's Feb. 7 birthday.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Greasy spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasy%20spoon. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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