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beanery

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

noun

Informal.

plural

beaneries

  1. a cheap, usually inferior, restaurant.

beanery British  
/ ˈbiːnərɪ /

noun

  1. informal a cheap restaurant

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Etymology

Origin of beanery

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

Example Sentences

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Rejected by the conservatory where he hoped to study, he is forced to work at a low job tickling the ivories in a busy beanery.

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

At the Sands, in the midst of chaos and pure corn�Sinatra beating a bass drum that advertises his L.A. beanery, or Dean Martin drinking Scotch from an ice bucket�Joey can still be funny.

From Time Magazine Archive

I live straight and eat in a beanery.

From The Big-Town Round-Up by Raine, William MacLeod

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