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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From McDonald’s to Wendy’s, early fast-food jobs offered these ambitious workers much more than a paycheck.
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Martina Castellanos, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
In happier days, fast-food used to come with fries.
—Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Nobody except for fast-food chains, anyway.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
For years, dating back to the 2022 inflation wave, McDonald’s and its fast-food rivals have contended with shopper frustration over rising menu prices, with combo meals increasingly breaking into double digits.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Martina Castellanos, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
In happier days, fast-food used to come with fries.
—Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Nobody except for fast-food chains, anyway.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
For years, dating back to the 2022 inflation wave, McDonald’s and its fast-food rivals have contended with shopper frustration over rising menu prices, with combo meals increasingly breaking into double digits.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Fast-food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-food. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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