Beanery
[BE-nə-ree]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: American English, late 19th century
1.
A cheap restaurant.
Examples of Beanery in a sentence
"Our road trip itinerary lists every beanery from here to the beach."
"It's just a beanery, but I love to have brunch there on the weekend."
About Beanery
This casual term has a pretty simple definition: it's a cheap restaurant. It could be a coffee shop, a diner, a drive-thru, or a food truck. All that matters is that you can get your food on a budget.
Did you Know?
In the late 19th century, fast food wasn't even a concept. But you could find restaurants, and some of them were cheap. You were likely to find beans and other easy-to-prepare staples on the menu. Thusly, beanery became a slang term for a cheap restaurant.
