donuteria

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A form of doughnutery — A doughnut shop.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

noundonuteria (plural donuterias)

plural donuterias

  1. AustraliaCanadaUSrareRare and chiefly Canada, US and Australia form of doughnutery (“a doughnut shop”).

    The next morning, the boy who thought of himself as a shadow senior at the local high school waited to be let into the donuteria by his tardy boss.

    2014, Norman C. Hendricks, “Mugloo”, in Strange Shorts, [Frederick, Md.]: America Star Books, →ISBN, page 116
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    Although he’s thought about franchising the operation and opening a string of donuterias, Swannie said he doesn’t want to end up being “another Col. Sanders. I’d rather go fishing.”

    1985 December 15, Paul Rhodes, “Swannie: How they love ya, how they love ya…”, in The Manhattan Mercury, Manhattan, Kan., →OCLC, page C1, column 4

    if it is at all possible...walk somewhere else if you suspect that some freak's following you. like...go to one of those all-night donuterias or something.

    1998 October 26, [m o n d e], “fucking freaks”, in alt.alt.alt.alt.alt (Usenet)

    Saturday, August 6 3:27 a.m. A new fad swept Arcata’s wee hours. First a staggering woman argued needlessly with passersby outside a downtown donuteria … […] 5:09 a.m. A downtown donuteria is where probation violators go to get arrested.

    2016 August 24, “Pvt. Yelly McYellington reporting for duty”, in Mad River Union, volume 3, number 48, Arcata, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, page B5, columns 1–2

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