greasy spoon
Noun
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Noun
greasy spoon (plural greasy spoons)
- (idiomatic, informal) An inexpensive diner or other informal restaurant, especially one specializing in frying or grilling.
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- We found a good little greasy spoon down a side street.
- 1995, Sam DeSanto, The American Standard, East African Publishers (ISBN 9789966464767), page gbooks RHsvFwEMQkYC:
- From the highway, Phil's looked like any other greasy spoon inviting the weary traveler off the road for a little indigestion and a cup of coffee — the same red booths patched with black electrical tape and faded formica counters lined with chrome-sided stools, a glass pie pin near the cash register, and coffee served in thick white mugs.
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