short-order
[ shawrt-awr-der ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˌɔr dər /
adjective
of, relating to, or specializing in short orders: a short-order cook; short-order diner.
performed or supplied quickly: They obtained a short-order divorce decree.
Origin of short-order
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby short-order
short-haul,
short-horned grasshopper,
short-laid,
short-list,
short-lived,
short-order,
short-range,
short-run,
short-sheet,
short-sighted,
short-spoken
Definition for short-order (2 of 2)
short order
noun
a dish or serving of food that is quickly prepared upon request at a lunch counter.
Origin of short order
First recorded in 1890–95
Example sentences from the Web for short-order
Before the war I was a short-order cook in Zabadani, which is a beautiful tourist valley in Reef Damashq, near Lebanon.
Former Syrian Soldier Describes Life in the Army at the Start of War |Andrew Slater |September 4, 2013 |DAILY BEASTCan he keep it up, staying abreast of the culture, serving up opinions like a short-order cook?
But short-order meals are not the thing for regular fare, for in time they will ruin any stomach.
Woodcraft |E. H. (Elmer Harry) Kreps
British Dictionary definitions for short-order
short order
noun
mainly US and Canadian
- food that is easily and quickly prepared
- (as modifier)short-order counter
Idioms and Phrases with short-order
short order
Quickly; see in short order.
An order of food to be prepared and served quickly, as in It's just a diner, serving short orders exclusively. This expression, dating from about 1890, gave rise to the adjective short-order, used not only in short-order cook, a cook specializing in short orders, but in other terms such as short-order divorce, a divorce quickly obtained owing to liberal divorce laws.