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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Still, she said she’s glad to have made her laundromat a no-drama establishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
You’re making a laundromat joke that your money is cleaner as bitcoin.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
On weekends, she’d carry them to the laundromat.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Whether it’s an abandoned warehouse, the inside of a laundromat or even the mall, live electronic music shows and raves are consistently pushing the limits of what’s possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Since she works in a laundromat with coin-operated machines, she's always giving customers quarters for their dollars.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
Carlos Ochoa, better known to his 2 million TikTok followers as Laundromat Money, is credited with kick-starting the online trend five years ago when he was the fledgling owner of a Visalia, Calif., laundromat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
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
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
Straight below, you could see all the people leaving the bodega downstairs, and the Laundromat next door.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Wallace said there are about 30,000 laundromats in the U.S., a number that has remained flat though many are expanding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Weave Robotics has seven Isaacs dotted across the city, autonomously folding clothes for laundromats.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026
Related: My sons will each inherit $500K laundromats from their grandparents.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 27, 2025
It posted fliers in laundromats and stores, and opened offices in immigrant neighborhoods.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2024
The check-cashing stores instead of banks, the rows of beauty salons, liquor stores, laundromats, funeral homes, and their graffiti-laced walls were the universal streetscape of poverty.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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