7-11

plural 7-11s

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of 7-Eleven (convenience store)

   These days, a cyclist in bike shorts can walk into a 7-11 or bagel shop without drawing a second glance.

   1999, Vic Armijo, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cycling, page 104

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   “Sarah,” I said. “This is the tackiest display of poor taste I’ve ever seen. I mean, you might as well turn the whole house into a 7-11.”

   1983, David Ray, editor, New letters Reader II: An Anthology of Contemporary Writing, Kansas City: University of Missouri, page 9

   A scholarship from UCLA, a boring job at an electronics firm and suspicious looks from the clerk whenever I go into a 7-11.

   1997, Brady Udall, Letting Loose the Hounds: Stories, page 16

   My patients are NOT lying on the couch collecting welfare but rather helping you when you buy a car, go into a 7-11 or build a house.

   2004, United States Congress, House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, To Do No Harm: Strategies for Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse, page 279

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of 7-Eleven (chain of convenience stores)

   I finally pulled into a 7-11 store and bought a bottle of mouthwash so we could both rinse our mouths out.

   2006, Jerry Van Hoorelbeke, Underworld Secrets: Hoffa to Las Vegas, page 514

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   The 7-11 store is a conveniently located "quick-stop" store in Blacksburg and consequently caters to a large proportion of the local inhabitants.

   1968, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, page 368

   It is likewise inappropriate to sink into prolonged intramusical contemplation when one is squeezed into a 7-11-type convenience store.

   2004, Simon Frith, Popular Music: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies, page 380