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blue plate special

blue plate special is the alternative spelling of blue-plate special.

Meaning of blue-plate special

Noun

blue-plate special (plural blue-plate specials)

  1. (US, dated) A popular meal offered at a reduced price, usually in inexpensive eateries and often on a plate divided into compartments for different food items.
    • [H]is big blue plate special, with meat course and three vegetables, is purchasable for a quarter, just as it has been for the last ten years.1928 December 2, Bertram Reinitz, “Where New York Dines on a Dime […]”, in The New York Times (Special Features section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Forms of blue plate special

pluralblue plate specials

Questions about blue plate special

What is blue plate special the alternative spelling of?
Blue plate special is the alternative spelling of blue-plate special.

Words near blue plate special in the dictionary

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