r/oneliners • u/sulldanivan • 7h ago

Why laundromat? Shouldn’t it be a “Laundraium?”

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u/sushicidaltendencies 6h ago

Good things don’t end in -ium. They end in -mania, and -eteria

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u/Rays-R-Us 7h ago

Laundraium is where you borrow stuff to wash and then bring it back when it’s due

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u/Kind_Worry_9836 6h ago

More like "Laundradumb".

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u/Significant-Key-762 5h ago

It's a combination of "laundry" and "automatic"

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u/fermat9990 4h ago

Should be the top comment

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u/iamtenbears 4h ago

I prefer the more formal laundromatthew

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u/markmakesfun 1h ago

Coin laundry. Never called it a laundromat. Heard it, of course.