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Elena
"Launderama" where did it come from?
Hello, everyone! :)
I'll be happy if you can help me. My question is about the a place where you can go to wash your clothes. As far as I'm concerned, there are two words to name that place:
1) Laundromat
2) Launderette
But where did the word "Launderama" come from? I heard it in "Friends" and found a lot of pictures of bildings with the sign of "Launderama" on the Internet. I'm confused, because I can't find "Launderama" in any English Dictionary. And I can't understand why Rachel (from "Friends") used "Launderama". I can suppose that it's just a combination of two words "Laundry" and "Melodrama".
I'll be waiting for your explanations :)
Thank all of you in advance for your answers! :)
2020년 4월 26일 오후 12:17
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-orama and -arama are suffixes.
More information:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-orama
[excerpt]
Tacking an -orama on the end of an existing word is a fine way to impart, in jovial fashion, that something is of a particularly extravagant
[end excerpt]
A google search will show a number of businesses called foodarama, shoparama, bowlarama, and so forth.
2020년 4월 26일
2
It's a trade name. 'Launderama' a typical business name that a self-service laundry might give itself. In other words, it's a proper noun, like 'Laundry Heaven' or 'Wash-U-Like', as opposed to a common noun like 'launderette' or 'laundromat'.
2020년 4월 26일
1
It is possibly a play on words with the name of this kids' television show that was on the air in New York City:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderama
2020년 4월 26일
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