soupline

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noun

A line (queue) which disadvantaged people can join to receive free soup.

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Meanings

nounsoupline (plural souplines)

plural souplines

  1. A line (queue) which disadvantaged people can join to receive free soup.

    By the last half of the month, our soupline has grown longer and longer.

    1986, Marjorie Hope, James Young, The Faces of Homelessness
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    Most picturesque of all these classifications is the soupline, where free meals are served at 6 AM, 11 AM, and 4 PM.

    1944, Paul C Bussard, Catholic digest

    Verbal fights over missing clothing, a lost place in the soupline, an antagonistic glance from another guest, or just the need to blow off steam...

    1988, Patrick G Coy, A Revolution of the Heart: essays on the Catholic worker

Origin

From soup + line.

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Translations

Finnish soppajono
  • soppajonoTranslations
German Suppenschlange
  • SuppenschlangeTranslations
Polish kolejka po zupę
  • kolejka po zupęTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

soupline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soupline

MLA

“soupline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soupline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soupline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soupline.

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