Meaning of blue-plate special | Babel Free

Definitions

A popular meal offered at a reduced price, usually in inexpensive eateries and often on a plate divided into compartments for different food items.

US, dated

Examples

“[H]is big blue plate special, with meat course and three vegetables, is purchasable for a quarter, just as it has been for the last ten years.”

“Most had stayed at the convention hotel, but at dinner time many went across the street for the fifty-cent blue plate special.”

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