choke and puke
choke and puke noun: a roadside diner or truck stop restaurant; referring to the quick, often low-quality food the drivers have to eat in a hurry.
Noun
choke and puke (plural choke and pukes)
- A roadside diner or truck stop restaurant; referring to the quick, often low-quality food the drivers have to eat in a hurry.
- ... a trucker rides in his “bucket of bolts” ... and stopping at his favorite “choke-and-puke” for a cup of “mud.”1975, Stern, Jane, Trucker A Portrait of the Last American Cowboy
- Some driver had called out to him on the CB and told him about the greatest choke and puke this side of the Mississippi. The driver promised him there wasn’t another place like it around and the women were adorable. ... He had fallen in love with the food...2019, Hanley, Chris, The Trucker's Nigthmare Volume 1
- Synonyms:
- diner
Synonyms of choke and puke
Forms of choke and puke
| plural | choke and pukes |
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Origin of choke and puke
From choke + and + puke. Popularized by the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit.
Questions about choke and puke
- What does choke and puke mean?
- Choke and puke means a roadside diner or truck stop restaurant; referring to the quick, often low-quality food the drivers have to eat in a hurry.
- What part of speech is choke and puke?
- Choke and puke is a noun.
- What is the plural of choke and puke?
- The plural of choke and puke is choke and pukes.
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