greasy spoon
Example Sentences
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That same greasy spoon appears in other TV and movie shots, including a scene with Meg Ryan in “Sleepless in Seattle.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
He told the man he was looking for a job and the man, who worked for a loan company, told him he should buy the little greasy spoon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
In a greasy spoon just off the New Jersey Turnpike, two men sit down for coffee.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024
But even if that wasn’t true, the etiquette is the same at a high-end restaurant as it is at your local greasy spoon.
From Slate • Oct. 13, 2023
Then we go to a dinner club that makes the Buster look like a greasy spoon.
From Probability by Trimble, Louis
