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词汇 washeteria
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Definition of washeteria in English:

washeteria

noun wɒʃəˈtɪərɪə
  • another term for launderette
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Too tired, too busy, too lazy to pile everything into bags and heave it round the corner to the washeteria, I admit I've been living with a permanent laundry crisis for the last month.
    • This will happen in Fort Worth, the city that gave you Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, not to overlook the ice cream drumstick and washeteria.
    • Binoculars resting on a sill aren't used to peep at neighbors but to see if the door to the washeteria - the only building with running water - is open.

Origin

1950s: from wash, on the pattern of cafeteria.

Definition of washeteria in US English:

washeteria

(also washateria)
noun
  • another term for Laundromat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This will happen in Fort Worth, the city that gave you Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, not to overlook the ice cream drumstick and washeteria.
    • Too tired, too busy, too lazy to pile everything into bags and heave it round the corner to the washeteria, I admit I've been living with a permanent laundry crisis for the last month.
    • Binoculars resting on a sill aren't used to peep at neighbors but to see if the door to the washeteria - the only building with running water - is open.

Origin

1950s: from wash, on the pattern of cafeteria.

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