short order

noun

a dish or serving of food that is quickly prepared upon request at a lunch counter.

Origin of short order

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby short order

short metre, Short money, short notice, on, short odds, short of, short order, short palmar muscle, short radial extensor muscle of wrist, short-range, short rate, short ribs

Definition for short order (2 of 2)

short-order

[ shawrt-awr-der ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˌɔr dər /

adjective

of, relating to, or specializing in short orders: a short-order cook; short-order diner.

performed or supplied quickly: They obtained a short-order divorce decree.

Origin of short-order

First recorded in 1900–05

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Example sentences from the Web for short order

Before the war I was a short-order cook in Zabadani, which is a beautiful tourist valley in Reef Damashq, near Lebanon.
Former Syrian Soldier Describes Life in the Army at the Start of War|Andrew Slater|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Can he keep it up, staying abreast of the culture, serving up opinions like a short-order cook?
America's Pop Culture Savant|Taylor Antrim|October 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But short-order meals are not the thing for regular fare, for in time they will ruin any stomach.
Woodcraft|E. H. (Elmer Harry) Kreps

British Dictionary definitions for short order

short order

noun

mainly US and Canadian

food that is easily and quickly prepared
(as modifier)short-order counter

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Idioms and Phrases with short order

short order

Quickly; see in short order.

An order of food to be prepared and served quickly, as in It's just a diner, serving short orders exclusively. This expression, dating from about 1890, gave rise to the adjective short-order, used not only in short-order cook, a cook specializing in short orders, but in other terms such as short-order divorce, a divorce quickly obtained owing to liberal divorce laws.

单词	short order
释义	short order noun a dish or serving of food that is quickly prepared upon request at a lunch counter. Origin of short order First recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby short order short metre, Short money, short notice, on, short odds, short of, short order, short palmar muscle, short radial extensor muscle of wrist, short-range, short rate, short ribs Definition for short order (2 of 2) short-order [ shawrt-awr-der ] / ˈʃɔrtˌɔr dər / adjective of, relating to, or specializing in short orders: a short-order cook; short-order diner. performed or supplied quickly: They obtained a short-order divorce decree. Origin of short-order First recorded in 1900–05 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for short order Before the war I was a short-order cook in Zabadani, which is a beautiful tourist valley in Reef Damashq, near Lebanon. Former Syrian Soldier Describes Life in the Army at the Start of War\|Andrew Slater\|September 4, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Can he keep it up, staying abreast of the culture, serving up opinions like a short-order cook? America's Pop Culture Savant\|Taylor Antrim\|October 30, 2009\|DAILY BEAST But short-order meals are not the thing for regular fare, for in time they will ruin any stomach. Woodcraft\|E. H. (Elmer Harry) Kreps British Dictionary definitions for short order short order noun mainly US and Canadian food that is easily and quickly prepared (as modifier)short-order counter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with short order short order 1 Quickly; see in short order. 2 An order of food to be prepared and served quickly, as in It's just a diner, serving short orders exclusively. This expression, dating from about 1890, gave rise to the adjective short-order, used not only in short-order cook, a cook specializing in short orders, but in other terms such as short-order divorce, a divorce quickly obtained owing to liberal divorce laws. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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