quick-and-dir|ty

quick-and-dir|ty
quick-and-dir|ty «KWIHK uhn DUR tee», noun, plural -ties.
U.S. Slang. a snack bar or lunch counter: »

It was after one when he finished, and we stopped for lunch at a quick-and-dirty on East Ninety-sixth and talked shop, which he said was not unusual for him (New Yorker).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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