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fast food

–noun
food, as hamburgers, pizza, or fried chicken, that is prepared in quantity by a standardized method and can be dispensed quickly at inexpensive restaurants for eating there or elsewhere.

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism

fast-food

[fast-food, fahst-]
–adjective
of or specializing in fast food.

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism
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fast food  
n.  Inexpensive food, such as hamburgers and fried chicken, prepared and served quickly.
fast'-food' (fāst'fōōd') adj.
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