Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A restaurant.
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- noun a
restaurant orcafé , etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a building where people go to eat
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Examples
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Besides its exterior neon sign, the most distinctive feature of the eatery is the maze-like wooden stalls that divide the diners.
August 2006 2006
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Besides its exterior neon sign, the most distinctive feature of the eatery is the maze-like wooden stalls that divide the diners.
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The editor refused to print the word eatery, for restaurant, for example, or boast for have or don for wear or penned for wrote or queried for asked.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed RUSSELL SMITH 2011
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The editor refused to print the word eatery, for restaurant, for example, or boast for have or don for wear or penned for wrote or queried for asked.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed RUSSELL SMITH 2011
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First, Britwick made their way to Williams-Sonoma to pick up a few household essentials and then they grabbed a bite to eat at the local Red Robin eatery:
Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » 2010 » June 2010
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Now, one local Chinese eatery is taking advantage of the pricing downdraft by pouncing on a deal.
2010 April « 2010
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First, Britwick made their way to Williams-Sonoma to pick up a few household essentials and then they grabbed a bite to eat at the local Red Robin eatery:
Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » 2010 » June » 20 2010
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Sadly, this wonderful eatery is closing its doors as of today … I just got back and was nearly inconsolable on the trainride home …
Downtown Lunch: Rosario's | Midtown Lunch: Downtown NYC 2008
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This eatery is easy to miss, and I live on the same street as it and never took notice!
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This eatery is easy to miss, and I live on the same street as it and never took notice!
yarb commented on the word eatery
An eatery is usually, but not always, a godawful place.
November 10, 2007
sionnach commented on the word eatery
But what if it's a swank Hollywood eatery?
November 10, 2007
yarb commented on the word eatery
That's worst of all!
November 11, 2007
skipvia commented on the word eatery
This gets my vote as the ugliest word in existence.
November 11, 2007
palooka commented on the word eatery
Is an eatery related to a beanery?
November 11, 2007
skipvia commented on the word eatery
Probably, palooka, and beanery must the second ugliest word in the word.
November 11, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word eatery
I think beanery is pretty cute. Eatery is disgusting.
November 11, 2007
sionnach commented on the word eatery
Yeah, but in EW-speak, celebs are always spotted by the paparazzi hanging out at the latest swank Hollywood eatery with their latest galpals or boytoys, possibly in deep discussion with their agents about landing a role in the forthcoming Springsteen biopic due to be helmed (or possibly lensed) by Spielberg.
November 11, 2007
reesetee commented on the word eatery
That was actually quite painful to read.
November 11, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word eatery
That reminds me of all those incredibly irritating, yet very occasionally clever terms used in Variety: click here for a very teensy sample.
November 11, 2007
skipvia commented on the word eatery
Is "EW" an acronym for something, or are you referring to the ubiquitous "eeewwwww?"
November 11, 2007
mollusque commented on the word eatery
Such behavior in eateries is entouraging.
November 11, 2007
sionnach commented on the word eatery
EW = Entertainment Weekly.
November 11, 2007
skipvia commented on the word eatery
Ah. Had to look that one up. I'm not sure if you're referring to the TV show or the magazine. I rarely watch TV, but I was amused that their URL is www.ew.com. I mean, eewwww...
November 11, 2007