hash-slinger

hash slinger

A cook or a waitress, especially at a diner or cheap restaurant. ("Hash," in this sense, refers to a dish or stew of chopped meat and vegetables, not hashish.) Primarily heard in US. I worked as a hash slinger for several years to pay my way through college. You'll just be a hash slinger in this tiny town. If you really want to become a chef, you need to go somewhere else. I'm sick of being a hash slinger and having to get truck drivers coffee and pie at 3:00 AM.

See also: hash, slinger

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hash-slinger

n. a cook, waiter, or waitress in a hash-house. I worked as a hash-slinger in an all-night diner.

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