greasy spoon
nounDefinition of greasy spoon
: a dingy small cheap restaurant
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Examples of greasy spoon in a Sentence
We ate at some greasy spoon near the bus station.
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In 1938, Howard around Fourth Street was the South of the Slot neighborhood and the heart of Skid Row, filled with cheap rooming houses, bars, pawnshops, greasy spoons and liquor stores. — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, "San Francisco scenic treasure that locals overlook," 28 June 2019 New Jersey is known as the diner capital of the world thanks to the hundreds of greasy spoons within the Garden States borders. — Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping, "50 American Food Facts You Didn't Know," 4 June 2019 Shirlene’s Cuisine, a charming greasy spoon, welcomed us with a light-up sign depicting a sleigh. — Ann Votaw, Marie Claire, "I Went to the Harvard of Santa Schools to Become Mrs. Claus," 20 Dec. 2018 Of course, Little Pete’s was just one of the latest old-school greasy spoons to bite the dust of gentrification, succumb to changing tastes (or cheaper chain options nearby), or simply slide into the mediocrity of an indifferent new owner. — Craig Laban, Philly.com, "Middle Child a bright new player in luncheonette revival," 25 May 2018 Her life is built on routines (the same omelet at the same greasy spoon, exactly two brandies per night), and her past is full of heartache. — Will Nevin, OregonLive.com, "TBT #25: 'Abbott' joins canon of great crime comics; 'Death of Love' laughs at the unlovable," 23 Jan. 2018 But the Betsy Ross isn’t all greasy spoon and transients. — Caroline Leavitt, San Francisco Chronicle, "‘Brass,’ by Xhenet Aliu," 17 Jan. 2018 Like at any typical greasy spoon, the food is exactly what you’d expect; but isn’t that the point here? 800 Divisadero St., San Francisco. — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "When being Asian American means bacon and eggs and hamburgers," 6 June 2019 New Jersey is known as the diner capital of the world thanks to the hundreds of greasy spoons within the Garden States borders. — Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping, "50 American Food Facts You Didn't Know," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'greasy spoon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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