groceteria

noun

groceteria

noun

UK /ˌɡɹəʊ.səˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə/ · US /ˌɡɹoʊ.səˈtɪɹ.i.ə/

Etymology Blend of grocery + cafeteria.

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Canada, US, Dated A self-service grocery store.

In a groceteria, the bacon is already stripped of its rind, the steaks are boned and cut to the size of the family, and even six-pennyworth of marrow bones is wrapped up securely enough to be posted home.1954, Ernest Watkins, Prospect of Canada, page 42:

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