Greasy spoon
Greasy spoon noun - A small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods.
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Small and greasy spoon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Small" instead a noun phrase "Greasy spoon".
Small
Small noun - A garment size for a small person.
Greasy spoon and small are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Greasy spoon" instead a noun "Small".
Nearby Word: smallish
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- Greasy Spoon: Shelton and Kerzach visit one of these in a small Florida fishing town.
Source: Roleplay / Darwin's Soldiers -
Tom Waits' song "Invitation to the Blues" from Small Change is set in a greasy spoon, and deals with the narrator's infatuation with a waitress there.
Source: Greasy Spoon - The Greasy Spoon is a small, local or roadside eatery (frequently a "truck stop"), with black-and-white checkered tile floors, red leather covering all its booths, and coffee-stained menus galore.
Source: Greasy Spoon
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