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Synonyms

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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If money is forced upon me through the enterprise, I shall found a hospital or a free beanery with it.

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

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

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

Say, I wish there was a beanery of some kind in walking distance.

From Casey Ryan by Bower, B. M.