tuck shop

tuck shop noun: a shop selling confectionery, especially one in or near a school.

Noun

tuck shop (plural tuck shops)

(Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa) A shop selling confectionery, especially one in or near a school.
- One way is to make the sandwiches then choose the three most popular sandwiches to sell in the tuck shop.1989, Jenny Ridgwell, Louise Davies, Skills in Home Economics: Technology, Heinemann Educational Publishers, page 11
- If possible a school must have a place for a tuck shop.1996, K. S. Sidhu, “School Organisation And Administration”, in India, Sterling Publishers, page 90

However, a trend for healthier tuck shops, selling fruit in particular, had already emerged a few years before legislation was introduced.2009, Maria Cross, Barbara MacDonald, Nutrition in Institutions, UK: Wiley, page 49:
‘That note you′re holding is an order for the Crobost Stores, to restock the tuck shop.’2011, Peter May, The Blackhouse, UK: Quercus, page 23:

From tuck (“snack food”) + shop.

What does tuck shop mean?: Tuck shop means a shop selling confectionery, especially one in or near a school.
How do you use tuck shop in a sentence?: However, a trend for healthier tuck shops, selling fruit in particular, had already emerged a few years before legislation was introduced.
What part of speech is tuck shop?: Tuck shop is a noun.
What is the plural of tuck shop?: The plural of tuck shop is tuck shops.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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