Meanings
plural hole-in-the-walls · plural holes-in-the-wall · alternative hole in the wall
- CanadaUSinformalA restaurant, shop or other establishment catering to customers that is particularly inconspicuous and easily overlooked.
They walked by a tea museum, two local pharmacies, a bakery, and one hole-in-the-wall shop still selling knickknacks from Chinese New Year, before coming to a stop outside the unassuming front door of 189.
2022, C.S. Poe, chapter 17, in Subway Slayings (Memento Mori; 2), Oklahoma City, Okla.: Emporium Press, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of automated teller machine.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 苍蝇小馆
- 苍蝇小馆 (cāngying xiǎoguǎn)a small or obscure place
French boui-boui, gargote
- boui-bouia small or obscure place
- gargotea small or obscure place
Japanese 穴場
- 穴場 (anaba)a small or obscure place
Latin gurgustium
- gurgustiuma small or obscure place
Cite this entry
hole-in-the-wall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hole-in-the-wall
“hole-in-the-wall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hole-in-the-wall. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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