hash slinger
hash slinger noun: a cook or food server in a cheap restaurant, especially one who is discourteous or inattentive to customers.
Noun
hash slinger (plural hash slingers)
- A cook or food server in a cheap restaurant, especially one who is discourteous or inattentive to customers.
- At first the spread was not very elaborate. . . . Originally it consisted of a chunk of well greased sole leather served hot, two boiled potatoes, a cup of muddy coffee, a bold of bread, a grunt or growl from the hash slinger, and, in warm weather, a few flies.1904 April 8, “The Evolution and Passing of the Popular Fifteen Cent Lunch”, in Weekly News-Review, Indiana, USA, retrieved 05 Dec 2010, page 1
- The ‘hash-slinger’ type of waitress of former years has disappeared from the great majority of restaurants.1929 June 21, “Says Customer Has Desire To Tip Waitresses”, in San Jose Evening News, retrieved 05 Dec 2010, page 6
Forms of hash slinger
| plural | hash slingers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hashslinger |
| alternative form | hash-slinger |
Questions about hash slinger
- What does hash slinger mean?
- Hash slinger means a cook or food server in a cheap restaurant, especially one who is discourteous or inattentive to customers.
- What part of speech is hash slinger?
- Hash slinger is a noun.
- What is the plural of hash slinger?
- The plural of hash slinger is hash slingers.
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