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beanery

American  
[bee-nuh-ree] / ˈbi nə ri /

noun

Informal.
beaneries plural
  1. a cheap, usually inferior, restaurant.


beanery British  
/ ˈbiːnərɪ /

noun

  1. informal a cheap restaurant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of beanery

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; bean + -ery

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In the basement of a nearby beanery called Kelly's, a blond named Rose has a hunk named Hutch hidden in the cellar between shelves of preserves.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the novel begins, Raul sits in a beanery in The Bronx, near the Cabot School, wrapped in a satisfying combination of doom and glory.

From Time Magazine Archive

Prince Mike complains of the Internal Revenue Service, whose new attitude toward expense accounts has already been reflected, he thinks, in empty tables at the royal beanery.

From Time Magazine Archive

Undoubtedly benefited were the owners of two abandoned silver mines, hotel and motel keepers, beanery proprietors and taxi drivers.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It's like other tales of woe I've heard you tell," says I, "and generally they could be traced to your backin' three kings, or gettin' an inside tip on some beanery skate."

From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell

His name became as current in Broadway beaneries as stale bagels.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many campers prefer to eat at the local beaneries, but a few still cook on their own fires with supplies from a local supermarket.

From Time Magazine Archive

I quit two or three times, thinking I could make a living writing scenarios, but I always had to go back to the beaneries.

From The She Boss A Western Story by Hankins, Arthur Preston

However, after stuffing my pockets with all my earthly possessions, we hiked forth and steered for the Builtfast—the very latest thing in expensive beaneries.

From You Should Worry Says John Henry by McHugh, Hugh

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