cafetorium

[kaf-i-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-]

noun

1. a large room, especially in a school, that functions both as a cafeteria and an auditorium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cafetorium¹

1950–55; blend of cafeteria and auditorium

Example Sentences

We find our seats in the auditorium, which is pretty incredible—way better than the cafetorium at my old middle school.

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Besides the egg roll and an egg hunt, the all-day event includes a schoolhouse activity area, a reading nook, a talent show, a place to teach about farming, a photo-taking station, a physical “egg-ucation” zone with an obstacle course, and a “cafetorium” where children will learn to make treats.

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Besides the egg roll and hunt, the all-day event will include a schoolhouse activity area, a reading nook, a talent show, a place to teach children how farmers supply food, a photo-taking station, a physical “egg-ucation” zone with an obstacle course and other exercise stations, and a “cafetorium” where children and their families will learn to make and eat treats.

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The cafetorium at the local high school was filled with more than 500 people wanting to hear Buttigieg make his pitch to be their next president.

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Like most people, both before and after he became famous, I too heard about Pat before I met him, in study hall in Beaufort High School, where in the fall of 1961 I was the self-appointed teacher of a small group of my classmates at a privileged, secluded table For Seniors Only in a remote corner of the cafetorium.

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