A playful, mid-20th century American blend of 'drugstore' and the '-teria' suffix borrowed from cafeteria, used to describe a pharmacy or drugstore — especially one with a soda fountain and lunch counter attached. The suffix gave everyday shops a snappy, modern ring. While the word itself has faded from regular speech, it captures the era when the corner drugeteria was as much a social hub as a place to pick up prescriptions.
They grabbed milkshakes at the drugeteria after school before picking up Grandma's medication.
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(US) A drugstore; a pharmacy.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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