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luncheonette

[ luhn-chuh-net ]

noun

  1. a small restaurant or lunchroom where light meals are served.


luncheonette

/ ˌʌԳʃəˈɛ /

noun

  1. a café or small informal restaurant where light meals and snacks are served
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of luncheonette1

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; luncheon + -ette
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Of course, there’s also the fun aspect of we get to design it exactly the way that we want, we get to say, ‘Does that rock look better behind the gas station or the luncheonette?’

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When George and Nina took over the Silver Crest , they joined the many thousands of Greek immigrants who worked in diners and luncheonettes.

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Demi Delvalle runs a luncheonette on Atlantic Avenue, and says the road is often heavily congested, particularly in summer or when one or more large entertainment events are taking place in Atlantic City.

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When Vincent Zurzolo was 5, he would beg his mother for 10 cents so he could buy comic books at the luncheonette and candy store near his home in Rockaway Beach, Queens.

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As a result, the dining room, styled like a vintage luncheonette with tiled floors and hanging globe lights, has been full almost every night since the official opening in early December.

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