greasy spoon

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Recent Examples of greasy spoon City Island Diner feels like being in a small hometown greasy spoon that could be anywhere from Ohio to upstate New York. Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025 Run by ex-party girl Wendy, unhinged chef Milius, and odd busboy Willard, this Fresno greasy spoon must overcome unpaid bills and a once-in-a-lifetime volcanic eruption. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025 Residents of New Hampshire, where Presidential hopefuls often court diners at greasy spoons, have come to expect high-level politico drop-ins. Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 So far, Pilcher says Germans seem to love the state’s array of greasy spoons. Will Peischel, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for greasy spoon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greasy spoon
Noun
  • The existing Polaris cabin is also slated to get a cosmetic upgrade, with larger screens, a premium natural wood finish, soft ambient lighting, and a snack bar revamp.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
  • Enjoy a light refreshment at the Admiral Ackbar snack bar and compete for the best costume contest.
    John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Tangier is more than just colonial patina and hash houses.
    Graham H. Cornwell, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Sensing her discomfort, Young offered her some memorably sage advice: ‘This is just another hash house on the road to success.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2020
Noun
  • With the key exception of a vacant lunch counter on the ground floor, the Landmark Center is now 100% fully leased and occupied by about 25 tenants, seven of them relatively new, following a whirlwind of lease signings.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
  • The last operating lunch counter, in Bakersfield, California, no longer owned by Woolworth, closed in 2022.
    Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Gilbert’s whale was made of recyclable trash collected from the school’s classrooms, cafeteria, gym, kitchen and the principal’s office.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
  • Having fresh, local produce in the school cafeteria provides the opportunity to introduce children to more fruits and vegetables and teach them about the food grown in their own communities.
    Marlene B. Schwartz, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • New York has always been a steak-house town, even when steak houses weren’t cool.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The newest in the chain is Felice Port Chester, located in what had been a vast 7,600 square foot warehouse dating to 1903, in recent years converted into a steak house, then a seafood restaurant.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

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“Greasy spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasy%20spoon. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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