laundromat
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English
Etymology
Blend of laundry + automatic. From Laundromat, (former) trademark (1940s) of Westinghouse Electric Corporation for its washing machines, coined by Westinghouse publicist George Edward Pendray.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɔːndɹəʊˌmæt/, /ˈlɔːndɹəmæt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈlɑn.dɹəˌmæt/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈloːn.dɹə.mæt/
Noun
laundromat (plural laundromats)
- (US, Canada, Australia) A self-service laundry facility with (traditionally) coin-operated (which now may use other per-load payment methods) washing machines, dryers, and sometimes ironing or pressing machines, open to the public for washing clothing and household cloth items.
- A money laundering operation.
- 2020, Birgitte Dyrekilde, Lars Abild, Man of Power:
- The Russian laundromat was soon nicknamed the Moldovan laundromat, as it centred on transactions between Russia and the small, poor country locked between Ukraine and Romania.
Synonyms
- (self-service laundry facility): launderette, laundrette, washeteria, washery, washette, coin laundry
- (money-laundering operation): launderette
Hypernyms
- (self-service laundry facility): laundry
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
self-service laundry facility — see launderette
See also
laundromat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
