blue-plate special
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.40 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A popular meal offered at a reduced price, usually in inexpensive eateries and often on a plate divided into compartments for different food items.
American usage; Dated
Example Sentences
- "[H]is big blue plate special, with meat course and three vegetables, is purchasable for a quarter, just as it has been for the last ten years."
- "Most had stayed at the convention hotel, but at dinner time many went across the street for the fifty-cent blue plate special."