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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B and B |
Bread and butter |
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B.L.T. |
Bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich. |
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Baby |
Glass of milk |
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Baby juice |
Milk |
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Baby sauce |
Mustard |
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Back teeth afloat |
Intoxicated |
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Bad breath |
Onion |
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Baked Alaska |
Baked Swiss steak |
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Bald headed row |
Row of diner seats |
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Baled hay |
Shredded wheat |
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Ball of fire |
Shot of whiskey more... |
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Balloon juice |
Seltzer or soda water |
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Balloon water |
Seltzer or soda water |
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Bang berries |
Baked beans |
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Bank |
Cash register |
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Bark |
Hot dog |
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Barked pie |
Fruit cobbler |
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Barley broth |
Beer |
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Barley water |
Beer |
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Barn stormer |
Waitress who jumps from job-to-job |
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Base runner |
Waitress who jumps from job-to-job |
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Battery acid |
Grapefruit juice |
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Beadsteader |
Sleepy counterman |
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Bean buster |
Heavy eater |
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Beans to go |
Coffee |
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Beef a la mode |
Beef stew |
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Beef-on-wreck |
Famous style of roast beef sandwich |
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Beef stick |
Bone |
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Bees |
American cheese |
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Beetle blood |
Beer (usually ale) |
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Belch water |
Seltzer or soda water |
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Belly busters |
Baked beans |
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Belly cheat |
Apron |
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Belly chokers |
Doughnuts |
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Belly furniture |
Food |
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Belly warmer |
Cup of coffee |
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Bellywash |
Soup |
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Bend the crab |
To overcharge a rude customer |
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Bender |
An employee who steals food |
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Bernice |
Aspirin or other pain-killers |
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Berries |
Eggs |
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Bessie |
Roast beef or hamburger |
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Bib |
Napkin |
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Bible |
Cook book |
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Biddy board |
French toast more... |
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Billiard |
Buttermilk |
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Bing |
Small restaurant |
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Birdseed |
Breakfast cereal |
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Biscuit |
Your heart |
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Biscuit grabber |
Fatty food |
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Black and blue |
Extremely rare meat. more... |
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Black and white |
Chocolate soda with vanilla ice cream more... |
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Black ball |
Chocolate ice cream |
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Black bottom |
Chocolate ice cream with chocolate syrup more... |
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Black box |
Safe or cash register |
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Black cow |
Chocolate milk or milkshake more... |
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Black stick |
Chocolate ice cream cone |
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Black water |
Root beer |
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Blindfolded |
Basted eggs |
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Blonde |
Coffee with cream |
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Blonde and sweet |
Coffee with cream and sugar |
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Blonde with sand |
Coffee with cream and sugar |
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Bloodhound |
Hot dog |
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Bloodhound in the hay |
Hot dog with sauerkraut |
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Bloody |
Very rare |
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Blowout patches |
Pancakes |
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Blue-bottle |
Bromo Seltzer more... |
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Blue-plate special |
A daily special of meat, potatoes and a vegetable more... |
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Boiled leaves |
Hot tea |
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Bossy in a bowl |
Beef stew more... |
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Bossy on a board |
Roast beef sandwich |
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Bottom |
Scoop of ice cream added to a drink |
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Bow-wow |
Hot dog |
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Bowl of red |
Chili soup more... |
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Bowl on fire |
Chili soup |
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Break it and shake it |
To add an egg to a drink more... |
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Breath |
Onion |
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Bridge party |
Four of something more... |
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Broken hen berries |
Scrambled eggs |
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Bronx vanilla |
Garlic |
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Brown bellies |
Baked beans |
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Brown down |
Wheat toast |
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Bubble dancer |
Dishwasher |
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Bucket of cold mud |
Bowl of chocolate ice cream |
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Bucket of hail |
Glass of ice |
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Bullets |
Baked beans more... |
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Bun pup |
Hot dog |
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Burger with breath |
Hamburger with onions |
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Burn one |
Put a hamburger on the grill |
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Burn one, take it through the garden and pin a rose on it |
Hamburger with lettuce, tomato, and onion |
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Burn the British |
Toasted English muffin |
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Butcher's revenge |
Meatloaf |
