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greasy spoon

 
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–noun Slang.
a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
Origin:
1920–25, Americanism
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greasy spoon  
n.   Slang
A small, inexpensive, often unsanitary restaurant.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
greasy spoon

  1. n.
    an untidy and unappetizing diner or restaurant. : Let's eat at the greasy spoon over on Maple. The food is gross, but the people-watching is good.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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greasy spoon

A cheap restaurant, especially one serving short-order fried foods. For example, College students short of cash tend to eat a lot in that greasy spoon. This expression also implies that the restaurant is not very clean. [c. 1900]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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