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greasy spoon

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greasy spoon
Fig. a cheap diner, where the silverware might not be too clean. The corner greasy spoon is always busy at lunchtime.
See also: greasy, spoon


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Heidi's Family Restaurant is a bit of a greasy spoon, but its kitsch value and hearty menu, including pancakes, fruit crepes, Belgian waffles, and the ever-changing "kitchen sink omelet," make it a must.
There can be one way, and one way only, to shake some life into ``Pump Boys and Dinettes,'' the plotless and mostly pointless collection of songs from a rural roadside filling station and adjoining greasy spoon.
The low-carb craze has hit what may be the last bastion of guilt-free gluttony--the greasy spoon.
 
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