plural holes-in-the-wall
: a small and often unpretentious out-of-the-way place (such as a restaurant)

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Go deeper: 19 things to eat, see and do in Pineville, from an international food hall to year-round ice skating Reigning Doughnuts The vibe: A tiny hole-in-the-wall shop tucked in the back of Growlers Pourhouse in a former storage closet. Laura Barrero, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 This charming hole-in-the-wall donut shop makes fresh donuts each day. Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024 Sixty audience members crammed into The DC Arts Center, a true hole-in-the-wall venue in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. David Oliver, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024 This hole-in-the-wall donut shop serves traditional homemade donuts and cake donuts, plus other pastries like cinnamon rolls and muffins. Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for hole-in-the-wall 

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hole-in-the-wall was in 1856

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“Hole-in-the-wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole-in-the-wall. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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