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hash house

American  

noun

Slang.

  1. an inexpensive restaurant, diner, or the like, that serves a limited number of short-order dishes.

    We stopped for lunch at a roadside hash house.
hash house British  

noun

  1. slang a cheap café or restaurant

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Etymology

Origin of hash house

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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