Diner lingo (sometimes called diner slang, or short-order lingo) has a rich history in American diners and restaurants, and now it's making a comeback! We've compiled the largest diner lingo dictionary here at dinerlingo.com so you can learn the jargon too, whether you work in the food industry, or if you're just looking for a little entertainment!
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Take a chance |
Order of hash |
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Take it to the garden |
Add lettuce, tomato and onion |
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A thousand on a plate |
Baked beans |
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Throw it in the mud |
Add chocolate syrup |
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Tip toe through Wisconsin |
Sprinkle cheese on it |
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Top it red |
Add salsa |
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Top it white |
Add sour cream |
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Tube steak |
Hot dog |
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Tuna down |
Tuna fish sandwich |
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Twelve alive |
A dozen raw oysters |
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Twenty-one |
Limeade |
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The twins |
Salt and pepper shakers |
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Twist it, choke it, and make it cackle |
Chocolate malt with egg |
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Two cows, make 'em cry |
Two hamburgers with onions |
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Two dots and a dash |
Two fried eggs and a strip of bacon |
