Meanings
plural donuterias
- 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 1163 more examples
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 4if 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
Origin
From donut + -eria, after cafeteria and pizzeria.
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