laundromat

[lawn-druh-mat, lahn-]

noun

1. a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.; launderette.

Laundromat

/ ˈlɔːndrəˌmæt /

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): Launderette.  laundrette. a commercial establishment where clothes can be washed and dried, using coin-operated machines

Word History and Origins

Origin of Laundromat¹

First recorded in 1940–45; formerly a trademark, originally a brand of washer

Example Sentences

Rakhmetzhanov carries his laptop at all times, he said, and has resolved software bugs while out walking, during dinners, at the laundromat and on the toilet.

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An administration official called India a “Laundromat for the Kremlin” because of its acquisitions of Russian oil.

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The latest round of trade talks which were set to begin in Delhi this week were reportedly called off, and US officials have doubled down on their criticism of India, accusing it of "cosying up" to Beijing and being a "laundromat" for Russia.

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Co Tupul, a Phoenix resident, was pulled over as she drove to her job at a laundromat on July 22.

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She was driving to work at a laundromat on July 22 when an officer wearing a green uniform — believed to be a U.S.

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