Main Entry: wash·a·te·ria
Variant(s): also wash·e·te·ria
Function: noun
chiefly Southern : a self-service laundry
Other fun washateria facts:
The word "washateria," primarily used in the South, came into the English language around 1937.
Southwestern Bell added the category "Washateria" to its yellow pages in 1947. Three years later, it changed the heading to "Laundries--Self Service," which remains the title to this day.
1 comment:
Ha, of course that's what it is.
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