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
Example Sentences
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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
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
I see the road that leads to the laundromat and the park where I broke my arm on the monkey bars.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
He’d enjoy going to the Laundromat if it means his team has reached the City Division III championship game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025
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
"Small businesses lost a lot of money - they had deposits with a bank that was at the centre of the Laundromat."
From BBC ● May 15, 2023
We never folded our clothes at home, but that Laundromat was so warm and cozy, we were looking for any excuse to extend our stay.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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
The latter could, however, help protect these laundromats from more than just daughter- or son-in-laws.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
It posted fliers in laundromats and stores, and opened offices in immigrant neighborhoods.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 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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