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short order
noun
a dish or serving of food that is quickly prepared upon request at a lunch counter.
Origin:
1890–95
1890–95
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World English Dictionary
| short order | |
| —n | |
| chiefly (US), (Canadian) | |
| a. food that is easily and quickly prepared | |
| b. (as modifier): short-order counter | |
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Idioms & Phrases
short order
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Quickly; see in short order.
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An order of food to be prepared and served quickly, as in It's just a diner, serving short orders exclusively. This expression, dating from about 1890, gave rise to the adjective short-order, used not only in , a cook specializing in short orders, but in other terms such as short-order divorce, a divorce quickly obtained owing to liberal divorce laws.
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