Meanings
nouncoin laundry (plural coin laundries)
plural coin laundries
- Synonym of laundromat, launderette (“self-service laundry”); regardless of whether it uses coins or not.
Synonyms: coin-operated laundry, coin-op laundry, laundromat, launderette
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of laundromat, launderette (“self-service laundry”); regardless of whether it uses coins or not.
Origin
Compound of coin + laundry. From originally being a self-service laundry facility with coin-operated laundry machines.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
coin laundry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coin%20laundry
MLA
“coin laundry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coin%20laundry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coin laundry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coin%20laundry.
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