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all-you-can-eat, a. and n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˌɔːljəkənˈiːt|, |ˌɔːljuːkənˈiːt|, U.S. |ˈˌɔljəkənˈit|, |ˈˌɔljukənˈit|
[‹ all you can eat (followed by a price), a slogan in restaurant advertisements (see e.g. quot. 1950) ‹all n. + you pron. + can v.1 + eat v.
1950Diner & Counter Restaurant Sept. (front cover), All you can eat 75 cents. ]
and n. Of, designating, or offering a restaurant meal at which one may eat an unlimited amount of food (usually from a buffet), typically for a fixed price. Also as n.: an offer of this kind. Also (in extended use): designating a service offering unlimited availability or use, esp. for a single fee or at a flat rate.
1961N.Y. Herald Tribune 4 Feb. 9/6 ‘All you can eat’ was offered on a sirloin steak dinner—the price of the dinner $2.55 from salad through dessert. Now a nationwide restaurant chain is being launched on the ‘All You Can Eat’ policy. 1973Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 79 446 Compare my half-hour lunch now—a..special and a couple of beers—to those long, leisurely, all-you-can-eat intellectual lunches at Yale. 1977Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Jan. 10 The Village Inn pizza chain now offers..an all-you-can-eat pizza and salad bar combination called ‘The Smorgasbord’. 1993Hot Air Oct.–Dec. 72/4 All-you-can-eat shabu-shabu dining (ie a bottomless hot pot cooked at your table). 1994Internet World Jan.–Feb. 1/2 Costs of typically $1–2 per hour or $10–$30 per month..for ‘all you can eat’ use of reachable free-for-access Internet service. 1997N.Y. Mag. 7 Apr. 81/2 Bring those breath mints and Handi-Wipes for all-you-can-eat on Monday night. 2001Daily Mail (Hull) (Electronic ed.) 5 June Probably more famous for its ‘all you can eat’ evening menu, Wok Ever..offers a tasty business lunch, too. |