Laundromat
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈlɔːndrəmæt/
- US
:
lavandería autoservicio
- I own some laundromats.
They will not allow any new laundromats to go pure cashless.
- They will not allow any new laundromats to go pure cashless.
- Just cut a deal with a laundromat owner, ask for cheaper usage of their laundromat.
- I swear every time I smell it and while I'm applying it, it smells like it just reminds me of like a laundromat that sort of smells smells like laundry detergent.
- Yeah, I think people would be surprised to know that you go to a laundromat to do your laundry.
- Well, I'll tell you what's good about a laundromat is that it's a place where women prefer to do laundry.
- And those are things like laundromats, car washes.
- It should be Amazon FBA, it should be laundromats.
- But if you're a Barber shop or a laundromat or a restaurant or a nail salon, you know, you're not doing well.
Examples
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There is no housing, no laundromat, no health clinic, or grocery store for miles and miles around.
Fiction book (1999) -
Why were you at the laundromat with Cherry on Saturday?
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I would love to not go to the laundromat by myself.
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After that, the Laundromat was closed for good, and the block has been clean since then.
Academic text (2007) -
Me, I own a laundromat.
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I'll just run all this stuff to the laundromat and get it started.
Fiction book (1999) -
Look, there's a Laundromat down the block.
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About a week later was when I met Leonard Cohen at the laundromat.
Fiction book (1993) -
I went back to the laundromat, but Leonard wasn't there, and his clothes were gone.
Fiction book (1993) -
After running out of clean clothes, I decided to visit the laundromat around the corner to do my laundry.
Synonyms
71
1.0
A place where people wash and iron clothes
1
3.5
A place with washing and drying machines you pay to use for your clothes
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Etymology
Laundromat comes from laundry plus the ending -mat from automat, a word linked to 'automatic', so the name suggests a place of automatic machines for washing clothes. That's why a laundromat is a self-service place where customers use coin- or card-operated washers and dryers.