Laundromat

noun

Laun·​dro·​mat ˈlȯn-drə-ˌmat How to pronounce Laundromat (audio)
ˈlän-
variants or laundromat
: a self-service laundry
formerly a U.S. registered trademark

Examples of Laundromat in a Sentence

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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. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Laundromat was in 1943

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“Laundromat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Laundromat. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

Laundromat

service mark
Laun·​dro·​mat ˈlȯn-drə-ˌmat How to pronounce Laundromat (audio)
ˈlän-
used for a self-service laundry
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