Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being a main course of a restaurant meal usually offered at a special price.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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So the gourmet restaurant was eventually shut down for good and the diner took its place as blue-plate specials were served every night.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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So the gourmet restaurant was eventually shut down for good and the diner took its place as blue-plate specials were served every night.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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But as the blue-plate special at the local diner is, er, "discrimination," of a kind we economists call price discrimination I don't think anyone has good reason to get offended here on civil-rights grounds.
Ian Fletcher: Economic Nationalism: Fair or Foul? Ian Fletcher 2011
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So the gourmet restaurant was eventually shut down for good and the diner took its place as blue-plate specials were served every night.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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Located in the Gentilly neighborhood, off the tour-bus maps, this local luncheon favorite is loved for its consistent blue-plate specials like fried pork chops and stuffed shrimp.
The Crescent City's Greatest Po'boys Steve Garbarino 2011
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But as the blue-plate special at the local diner is, er, "discrimination," of a kind we economists call price discrimination I don't think anyone has good reason to get offended here on civil-rights grounds.
Ian Fletcher: Economic Nationalism: Fair or Foul? Ian Fletcher 2011
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So the gourmet restaurant was eventually shut down for good and the diner took its place as blue-plate specials were served every night.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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Paul Costello for The Wall Street Journal THE ROADSIDE ATTRACTION | Sammy's Food Service & Deli | Located in the Gentilly neighborhood, this local luncheon favorite is loved for its consistent blue-plate specials like fried pork chops and stuffed shrimp.
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Something about the rookie with the 100-mph arm made chefs around D.C. think "blue-plate special."
D.C. chefs pitch Strasburg-themed burgers as pscyhoanalytic group studies the man 2010
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This is an upscale spin on the creamy, beefy gravy that makes “blue-plate” meatloaf and mashed potatoes so popular.
One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
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