GREASY SPOON

Meaning of GREASY SPOON in English

n. , informal Any small, inexpensive restaurant patronized by workers or people in a hurry; a place not noted for its excellence of cuisine or its decor. I won't have time to eat lunch at the club today; I'll just grab a sandwich at the local greasy spoon.

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GREASY SPOON — noun Date: circa 1925 a dingy small cheap restaurant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GREASY SPOON — noun slang : a small especially cheap and usually more or less unsanitary restaurant or diner
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREASY SPOON — Slang. a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant. [ 1920-25, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREASY SPOON — Date: circa 1925 : a dingy small cheap restaurant
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREASY SPOON — Function: noun Date: circa 1925 : a dingy small cheap restaurant
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GREASY SPOON — ■ noun informal a shabby cafe serving cheap fried meals.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GREASY SPOON — [greasy spoon] n (ca. 1925): a dingy small cheap restaurant
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREASY SPOON — noun ( informal , often disapproving ) a small cheap restaurant, usually one that is not very clean or attractive
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREASY SPOON — ˌgreasy ˈspoon BrE AmE noun [countable] a small cheap restaurant that mainly serves ↑ fried food
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREASY SPOON — ( greasy spoons) A greasy spoon is a small, cheap, unattractive café that serves mostly fried food. ( INFORMAL ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREASY SPOON — (~s) A ~ is a small, cheap, unattractive cafe that serves mostly fried food. (INFORMAL) N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GREASY SPOON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ When Buck and Ratso go to another greasy spoon , a crazy is ranting in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREASY SPOON — {n.}, {informal} Any small, inexpensive restaurant patronized by workers or people in a hurry; a place not noted for its …
Slang English vocab
GREASY SPOON — Function: noun Synonyms: EATING HOUSE , beanery, café, coffee shop, diner, ||hashery, ||hash house, luncheonette, lunchroom, sandwich shop
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GREASY SPOON — noun Synonyms: eating house , beanery, café, coffee shop, diner, ||hashery, ||hash house, luncheonette, lunchroom, sandwich shop
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GREASY SPOON — {n.}, {informal} Any small, inexpensive restaurant patronized by workers or people in a hurry; a place not noted for its …
Словарь английских идиом
GREASY SPOON — small cafe that serves greasy food I eat at the greasy spoon. The food ain't great, but it's cheap.
English Idioms vocab
GREASY SPOON — small cafe that serves greasy food I eat at the greasy spoon. The food ain't great, but it's cheap.
English Idioms vocabulary
GREASY SPOON — засаленная ложка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GREASY SPOON — засаленная ложка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GREASY SPOON — сущ. ; разг. дешевая и грязная закусочная
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GREASY SPOON — сущ.; разг. дешевая и грязная закусочная
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GREASY SPOON — n AmE infml The chick is that snooty she wouldn't go to a greasy spoon — Эта чувиха такого о себе …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
GREASY SPOON — n AmE infml The chick is that snooty she wouldn't go to a greasy spoon — Эта чувиха такого о …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
GREASY SPOON — greasy spoon n AmE infml The chick is that snooty she wouldn't go to a greasy spoon Эта чувиха такого …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GREASY SPOON — The chick is that snooty she wouldn't go to a greasy spoon — Эта чувиха такого о себе мнения, что …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
GREASY SPOON — торг., разг. забегаловка (ресторан или кафе низкого качества) Syn: caff
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по маркетингу и торговле
GREASY — danglog;lanahon;mantikaon
English-Visayan vocabulary
GREASY — adjective (greasier; -est) Date: 1514 1. smeared or soiled with grease , oily in appearance, texture, or manner , slippery …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPOON — I. ˈspün sometimes ˈspu̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English spone, spoon, from Old English spōn; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREASY — ˈgrēs]ē, -ēz], ]i; chiefly -s- Northwest, Southwest, central North, eastern New Eng; chiefly -z- South (including mountain areas) & Brit; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPOON — (n.) Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing), a spoon bait.
Английский словарь Webster
SPOON — (v. i.) In croquet, golf, etc., to spoon a ball.
Английский словарь Webster
SPOON — (v. i.) To fish with a spoon bait.
Английский словарь Webster
SPOON — (v. t.) To catch by fishing with a spoon bait.
Английский словарь Webster
GREASY — (superl.) Affected with the disease called grease; as, the heels of a horse. See Grease, n., 2.
Английский словарь Webster
GREASY — (superl.) Gross; indelicate; indecent.
Английский словарь Webster
GREASY — (superl.) Fat of body; bulky.
Английский словарь Webster
GREASY — (superl.) Like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly unctuous to the touch, as is mineral soapstone.
Английский словарь Webster
GREASY — (superl.) Smeared or defiled with grease.
Английский словарь Webster
GREASY — (superl.) Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.
Английский словарь Webster
SPOON — ( v. t. ) To take up in, or as in, a spoon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOON — ( n. ) Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing), a spoon bait.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GREASY — ( superl. ) Smeared or defiled with grease.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GREASY — ( superl. ) Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOON — — spoonless , adj. — spoonlike , adj. /spoohn/ , n. 1. a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREASY — — greasily , adv. — greasiness , n. /gree"see, -zee/ , adj., greasier, greasiest . 1. smeared, covered, or soiled …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOON — v. take up in a spoon, transfer in a spoon; eat with a spoon; behave in an affectionate or sentimental …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPOON — I. ˈspün noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spōn splinter, chip; akin to Old High German spān splinter, chip …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREASY — adjective ( greas·i·er ; -est ) Date: 1514 1. a. : smeared or soiled with grease greasy clothes b. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPOON — noun fig.: a simpleton; a spooney. 2. spoon ·vi ·see spoom. 3. spoon ·vt to take up in, or as …
Webster English vocab
GREASY — superl fat of body; bulky. 2. greasy ·superl gross; indelicate; indecent. 3. greasy ·superl smeared or defiled with grease. 4. …
Webster English vocab
SPOON — [spoon] n [ME, fr. OE spon splinter, chip; akin to OHG span splinter, chip] (14c) 1: an eating or cooking …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREASY — [greasy] adj greas.i.er ; -est (1514) 1 a: smeared or soiled with grease "~ clothes" b: oily in appearance, texture, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPOON — spoon BrE AmE spuːn ▷ spooned spuːnd ▷ spooning ˈspuːn ɪŋ ▷ spoons spuːnz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GREASY — greas|y BrE AmE ˈɡriːs |i ˈɡriːz- — Preference poll, American English: ˈɡriːs- 86%, ˈɡriːz- 14%. ▷ greas|ier i‿ə AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPOON — / spuːn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a tool that has a handle with a shallow bowl …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREASY — / ˈgriːsi; NAmE ; ˈgriːzi/ adjective ( greas·ier , greasi·est ) 1. covered in a lot of grease or oil …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPOON — I. spoon 1 S3 /spuːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: spon 'piece of wood split …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREASY — greas ‧ y /ˈɡriːsi, -zi/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . covered in grease or oil SYN oily : a shampoo …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPOON — n. & v. --n. 1 a a utensil consisting of an oval or round bowl and a handle for conveying …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPOON — n. & v. n. 1 a a utensil consisting of an oval or round bowl and a handle for conveying …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPOON — n. & v. --n. 1. a a utensil consisting of an oval or round bowl and a handle for conveying …
Oxford English vocab
SPOON — ( spoons, spooning, spooned) 1. A spoon is an object used for eating, stirring, and serving food. One end of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

American Idioms English vocabulary

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