Etymology

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Today it means: Synonym of laundromat. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of wash + cafeteria. The trademark Wash-a-teria was prominent in the U.S. South during the 1930s.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.