laundromat
noun
a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.; launderette.
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Laundromatnouna commercial establishment where clothes can be washed and dried, using coin-operated machines
laundromat
American
[lawn-druh-mat, lahn-]
/ ˈlɔn drəˌmæt, ˈlɑn- /
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laundromats
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Laundromat
British
/ ˈlɔːndrəˌmæt /
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Etymology
Origin of laundromat
First recorded in 1940–45; formerly a trademark, originally a brand of washer
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Parton had met Dean outside a laundromat on the first day she arrived in Nashville as an 18-year-old aspiring singer.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
My pottery studio fee isn’t going to pay for itself—but maybe that laundromat will.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
“Have you ever seen a ‘Going Out of Business’ sign on a coin-operated laundromat?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Kay Astorga, who owns Sea Breeze Cleaners with her husband, says putting the robot in their laundromat has helped attract new customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
I can see her light-blue jeans, her ponytail frizzy from the humidity of the laundromat where she works.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
After that, she cooked at Fulgurances Laundromat, a Brooklyn outpost of a successful Paris restaurant.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2024
In 2019, The Laundromat, a Netflix film made by Steven Soderbergh about the international financial scandals revealed in the Panama Papers, featured a whole segment about scandals involving Chinese state-owned companies.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2023
Paul Radu, the OCCRP's co-founder, said the Laundromat scheme was one of the most significant examples of post-Soviet looting.
From BBC ● May 15, 2023
Lead actress Oscar nominee Michelle Yeoh as overwhelmed Laundromat owner Evelyn Wang wears a red quilted vest and floral print blouse throughout the movie, even during her fight scenes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
We did our laundry in the Laundromat, but those things that required ironing were taken to Lee’s house and the ironing chore was shared, as was everything else.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Weave Robotics has seven Isaacs dotted across the city, autonomously folding clothes for laundromats.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026
Weave is building laundry-folding robots, which are being used in some San Francisco laundromats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Related: My sons will each inherit $500K laundromats from their grandparents.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 27, 2025
Mollison references SaGa Launder Bar and Cafe, a former Chicago laundromat with a bar inside, and reminisces about attending small raves inside laundromats in the ’90s in London.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
It rose deftly from a small neighborhood of duplexes, laundromats, and mom-and-pop restaurants, mostly Korean and soul food.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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