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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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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

June Havoc, who ought to know, plays an ex-vaudevillian married to the owner of a mountain beanery, whose daughter is afraid to tell her that she has secretly married and wants out of show business.

From Time Magazine Archive

A Chicago beanery produced the 3-D Special, and a Midwestern minister gave a sermon on "Prayer�the Third Dimension."

From Time Magazine Archive

Fields�became loyal patrons and helped build Chasen's into show biz's most glamorous beanery.

From Time Magazine Archive

It's a swell joint, all right, O.K., is the St. Regis, but hereafter me for the beanery thing with the high stool and the low prices.

From You Can Search Me by McHugh, Hugh

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