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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By 1921, the first American fast-food restaurant opened its doors to serve burgers and fries to veterans and local communities.
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Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Nostalgic visitors will find that Jack in the Box’s signature tacos are still on the menu, but its once ubiquitous clown mascot is mostly missing, relegated to the pantheon of bygone fast-food icons along with Burger Chef.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Reeling The federal funding allowed many centers to raise pay from $11 an hour to $14, Witherspoon says, but even the higher rate is not enough to attract and retain workers when fast-food restaurants and other businesses pay considerably more.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
The fast-food chain’s Mountain Dew Baja Blast is getting its first permanent new flavor in two decades.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Nostalgic visitors will find that Jack in the Box’s signature tacos are still on the menu, but its once ubiquitous clown mascot is mostly missing, relegated to the pantheon of bygone fast-food icons along with Burger Chef.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Reeling The federal funding allowed many centers to raise pay from $11 an hour to $14, Witherspoon says, but even the higher rate is not enough to attract and retain workers when fast-food restaurants and other businesses pay considerably more.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
The fast-food chain’s Mountain Dew Baja Blast is getting its first permanent new flavor in two decades.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fast-food
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“Fast-food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-food. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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