The Greasy Spoon

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• Greasy spoon — is a colloquial term used in Britain and North America for archetypal working class eateries. The name greasy spoon is used to imply a less than rigorous approach to hygiene and dishwashing, and appears to date from 1925. United Kingdom In the… …   Wikipedia

• greasy\ spoon — English cafe that serves an all day breakfast, the greasier the better. A good greasy spoon usually consists of two eggs, two sausages, two bacon, baked beans, black pudding, chips and a cuppa or three. Ramon s, a fantastic greasy spoon in… …   Dictionary of american slang

• greasy\ spoon — English cafe that serves an all day breakfast, the greasier the better. A good greasy spoon usually consists of two eggs, two sausages, two bacon, baked beans, black pudding, chips and a cuppa or three. Ramon s, a fantastic greasy spoon in… …   Dictionary of american slang

• greasy spoon — n. an untidy and unappetizing diner or restaurant. □ Let’s eat at the greasy spoon over on Maple. The food is gross, but the people watching is good. □ I wouldn’t be caught dead in a greasy spoon like that …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• greasy spoon — small cafe that serves greasy food    I eat at the greasy spoon. The food ain t great, but it s cheap …   English idioms

• greasy spoon — n a transport cafe, diner or other cheap restaurant. A mildly derogatory but gen erally affectionate term for the kind of eating place where most, if not all, of the hot dishes are fried in animal fat. The expression seems to have origi nated in… …   Contemporary slang

• greasy spoon — greasy spoons N COUNT A greasy spoon is a small, cheap, unattractive café that serves mostly fried food. [INFORMAL] ...a run down greasy spoon called the Step Inn Cafe …   English dictionary

• Greasy spoon — fish and chips se trata de un ejemplo de comida típica greasy spoon …   Wikipedia Español

• greasy spoon — {n.}, {informal} Any small, inexpensive restaurant patronized by workers or people in a hurry; a place not noted for its excellence of cuisine or its decor. * /I won t have time to eat lunch at the club today; I ll just grab a sandwich at the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• greasy spoon — {n.}, {informal} Any small, inexpensive restaurant patronized by workers or people in a hurry; a place not noted for its excellence of cuisine or its decor. * /I won t have time to eat lunch at the club today; I ll just grab a sandwich at the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• greasy spoon — noun a small restaurant specializing in short order fried foods • Hypernyms: ↑restaurant, ↑eating house, ↑eating place, ↑eatery * * * noun, pl ⋯ spoons [count] informal : a small and cheap restaurant We ate at some greasy spoon near the bus… …   Useful english dictionary