laundromat

[ lawn-druh-mat, lahn- ]

noun

1. a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.; launderette.

Laundromat

/ ˈlɔːndrəˌmæt /

noun

1. a commercial establishment where clothes can be washed and dried, using coin-operated machines Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)Launderettelaundrette

Word History and Origins

Origin of laundromat¹

First recorded in 1940–45; formerly a trademark, originally a brand of washer

Example Sentences

No livestreaming from the laundromat as he washes his underwear.

From Los Angeles Times

After that, she cooked at Fulgurances Laundromat, a Brooklyn outpost of a successful Paris restaurant.

From Salon

It was a very San Francisco place, having been in a previous life a laundromat and Bank of Italy branch.

From Salon

It’s a reality that Brian Wallace, an Illinois-based laundromat owner and the CEO of the Coin Laundry Association, is thinking about.

From Slate

The laundromat is your rare “third place” — a spot to go to that’s not your house, nor your office, but a secret third thing.

From Los Angeles Times