garbage plate

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English

Etymology

Said to have originated at Nick Tahou Hots, a restaurant in Rochester, New York, with garbage presumably referring to the poor nutritional profile of fast foods.

Noun

garbage plate (plural garbage plates)

  1. (New York, slang) A large serving of mixed fast foods, such as hamburger patties, fries, macaroni salad, etc.
    • 2013, Liana Holmberg, Deborah Steinberg, Writing That Risks: New Work from Beyond the Mainstream:
      In Kevin's hometown of Rochester, New York, going out for garbage plates was a pastime for him and his buddies.
    • 2014, Martin Hintz, Pam Percy, Food Lovers' Guide to Wisconsin:
      Breakfast is wonderful, especially the “garbage plates” made up of five eggs, hash browns, green peppers, onions, []

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