impresstaurant
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of impress + restaurant
Noun[edit]
impresstaurant (plural impresstaurants)
- (slang, rare) An upscale restaurant where one might take somebody to impress them.
- 2008, Daniel Maurer, Brocabulary: The New Man-I-Festo of Dude Talk, page 68:
- At an impresstaurant, the sommelier is both your wine man and your wingman, presenting bottles of Pinot Noir to you with a fancy cumrag draped over his arm.
- 2008, Bill Corsello, Shelley Gallagher, America's Top Restaurants 2009, page 6:
- Across the country, more and more chefs are using fresh, seasonal and sustainable ingredients. And the practice is spreading from high-end impresstaurants to casual local eateries.