washeterian.
/ˌwɒʃəˈtɪərɪə/, U.S. /ˌwɔʃəˈtɪriə/, /ˌwɑʃəˈtɪriə/ Originally and chiefly U.S.
a. = launderette n.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > place where washing is done > a commercial laundry > launderette
Laundromat1943
launderette1949
laundermat1951
washeteria1959
washomat1959
coin-op1960
washerette1968
1959 Times 27 Oct. 13/5 To the collection of -teria and -toria add ‘Valeteria’ and ‘Washeteria’—in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1966 Sunday Times 17 July 30 Now that we have grown accustomed to the blandishments of..something called Washeterias, the next step may be drive-in laundries.
1971 L. R. Gribble Alias the Victim i. 17 She wore a skirt and jumper that had the nondescript shapeless look that derives from too many visits to a washeteria.
1976 San Antonio (Texas) Express 27 Nov. ib/1 T's Washhouse—the only washeteria for 75 miles in any direction.
1982 P. D. James Skull beneath Skin xlii. 339 She'll be at the Washateria... She always does her washing on Monday afternoons.
b. car washeteria: a self-service car-washing establishment.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing other specific things > [noun] > one who washes vehicles > place for washing vehicles > self-service
car washeteria1965
1965 Daily Tel. 14 May 20/2 (advt.) The demand from motorists for simple-to-operate inexpensive car washing facilities will go on growing. Here's how the Car Washeteria answers these requirements.
1970 Times 24 Dec. 9 I have long grown accustomed to a cafeteria but I now clean my car at a car washeteria.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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