washateria
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of washateria
1935–40; wash + (caf)eteria, with -a- as variant spelling of (ə)
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A Kwethluk city employee waited to give the senator a handout describing a port project, while another village official asked for help with a broken washateria, first built in 1975, that had left them without running water since Christmas.
From New York Times
At Washateria 4 You, the scent of fresh laundry filled the air on a recent Monday as dryers whirled.
From Washington Times
Felicia is 25 and the sole employee of the Castle Rock Washateria, where she washes, dries, folds and sometimes delivers.
From The Guardian
Felicia Gagnon Most of my customers at the Washateria were for him, so I decided I was, too.
From The Guardian
As he turns into the Washateria parking lot, he sees a black man and three Hispanic men standing next to their cars.
From New York Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
