Laundromat
noun
Laun·dro·mat
ˈlȯn-drə-ˌmat 
ˈlän-
variants
or laundromat
: a self-service laundry
—formerly a U.S. registered trademark
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Walking out of the Wishy Washy Laundromat after starting a load, Dolly looked up to see Dean driving by in his Chevy.
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Casey Cep, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
Dolly Parton and Her Husband Carl Dean Met in a Laundromat.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The pair encountered one another outside the city's Wishy Washy Laundromat.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The couple met in 1964, when ran into each other outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat on the first day Parton had moved to Nashville.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
The laundromat in the village is called the Hardwick Village Laundromat; Dave’s Sawmill, on Sawmill Lane, is owned by a guy named Dave.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
The Big Short showed how such an approach could work, but that movie was infused with righteous anger; The Laundromat seems to only have one foot in the game.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
In addition to voicing the Madagascar franchise’s skittish giraffe Melvin, he’s appeared in John Carter (2012) and The Laundromat (2019), and currently stars in Goosebumps (2025–present).
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Driving the news: For now, Kulik is roasting coffee out of the old Hargett Street Laundromat at 912 E. Hargett St. but will eventually convert it to a standalone coffee shop.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Casey Cep, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
Dolly Parton and Her Husband Carl Dean Met in a Laundromat.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The pair encountered one another outside the city's Wishy Washy Laundromat.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The couple met in 1964, when ran into each other outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat on the first day Parton had moved to Nashville.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
The laundromat in the village is called the Hardwick Village Laundromat; Dave’s Sawmill, on Sawmill Lane, is owned by a guy named Dave.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
The Big Short showed how such an approach could work, but that movie was infused with righteous anger; The Laundromat seems to only have one foot in the game.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
In addition to voicing the Madagascar franchise’s skittish giraffe Melvin, he’s appeared in John Carter (2012) and The Laundromat (2019), and currently stars in Goosebumps (2025–present).
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Driving the news: For now, Kulik is roasting coffee out of the old Hargett Street Laundromat at 912 E. Hargett St. but will eventually convert it to a standalone coffee shop.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Laundromat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Laundromat. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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Laundromat
service mark
Laun·dro·mat
ˈlȯn-drə-ˌmat
ˈlän-
—used for a self-service laundry
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