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bannana t1_iqx8tqj wrote

> that's what a lot of thosebestablishments are called.

I'll bet this is regional since it's not common in my area (GA) and I'm old and haven't really seen this more than maybe a couple of times in many decades. Did a google search for businesses and zero are called this in a 40+mile radius near me.

edit: and in doing even more 30s research I find this term is likely very specific to Texas

https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/comments/kl2yaw/do_you_use_the_word_washateria_or_laundromat_to/

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bannana t1_iqx8axw wrote

> mostly in use in the Southern US.

and here I've been in GA for over 35yrs and haven't really seen it, I might have but it just didn't register and it def isn't common even slightly. Now 'lavandaria' is certainly a common word around my parts.

Seems like someone did a fangle of cafeteria and someone thought it was cute and kept on using it.

this is likely a regional thing, did a google search for businesses and zero are called this in a 40+mile radius near me.

edit: and in doing even more 30s research I find this term is likely very specific to Texas

https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/comments/kl2yaw/do_you_use_the_word_washateria_or_laundromat_to/

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