smashburger

American  

[smash-burg-er] / ˈsmæʃˌbɜrg ər /

noun

• smashburgers
  plural

1. Cooking. a hamburger with a patty that is cooked by pressing it very thin onto a hot griddle or cooking surface.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• smashburgers
  plural

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smashburger smashburgers

Damburger, he said, is one of the oldest continuously operating smashburger restaurants in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

On June 12, agents dined at the Silver Lake location of local smashburger chain the Win-Dow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025

Some of the other terms related to food and how it is made are "emping," a slightly bitter cracker or chip popular in Indonesia; "jollof rice," the storied West African dish; "smashburger" and "zhuzh."

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2023

Cheffy and smashburger are also on the list, with the former describing qualities of a professional chef and the latter being the process of pressing a hamburger patty onto a heated grill.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

He prefers fat from the short rib, which Taddesse says has more flavor and melts nice and slow, making for a smashburger that doesn’t shrink like a T-shirt in the wash.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2020

He pointed at the tater tots and our smashburgers, then around Chubzies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

A hearty bar-food menu — think Buffalo chicken wings, nachos, smashburgers, truffle Parmesan fries and the like — is available throughout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

The best burgers in Los Angeles span smashburgers, fancy restaurant options, roadside-style burgers with hefty patties, vegetarian options and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

Instead, he was dashing about, serving lobster rolls, blackened mahi-mahi tacos and smashburgers alongside cocktails like the Painkiller to socially distanced diners at a pop-up restaurant he opened in mid-June.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2020