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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small, inexpensive, often unsanitary restaurant.
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- noun idiomatic An
inexpensive diner or otherinformal restaurant , especially one specializing infrying orgrilling .
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- noun a small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods
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