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mama put

mama put  n.— «Mama-put: Road side food seller so called because customers frequently beg for extra helpings by saying “Mama abeg put more now.”» —by Babawilly Babawilly’s Dictionary of Pidgin English Words and...

mama put

mama put n. a small food stand or restaurant. Editorial Note: The etymological information in the 2001 cite has not been verified. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

dub-dub

dub-dub  n.— «After the classroom training,  you followed a “top ten” waiter/waitress (w/w—pronounced dub-dub) around for a week before you could even wait a table yourself.» —“Re: Monterey Bay, general ranting...

dub-dub

dub-dub n. a restaurant server or waiter. Editorial Note: Possibly specific to the TGI Friday’s restaurant chain. Etymological Note: Clipped pronunciation of first letters of waiter and waitress (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

dub-dub

dub-dub  n.— «Arzu is a “dub-dub” at TGI Friday’s. Derived from the abbreviation for waiter/waitress—”W/W”—”dub-dub”.» —TGI Friday’s (Watford, U.K.) , 2004. (source: Double-Tongued...

bukateria

bukateria n. a cafeteria, canteen, or simple eating-place. Also buka. Editorial Note: The etymological information in the second 2002 cite has not been verified. Etymological Note: < ? buka + cafeteria (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)