tuck shop
Campus snack counter
A tuck shop is a small store selling snacks, candy, and light refreshments, typically found in British schools or similar institutions.
The term is chiefly British and Commonwealth: The children spent their pocket money at the tuck shop.
Tuck is old slang for food, especially sweets and treats.
- snacksLight bites between meals
- sweetsSugary food items
- corner storeSmall neighborhood retail outlet
- candy storeRetailer of confections
- pocket moneyPersonal spending funds
pocket change · soda · confectionery · boarding school · boarding house · recess · canteen · refreshments · jar · chocolates · penny · kiosk · cookies · gum · dormitories · British schools · school traditions · break time
- boarding schoolboarding school, dormitory, dorm life, prefects, housemasters
- eating placesrestaurant, diner, cafeteria, bistro, food court
- boarding schoolsboarding school, boarding house, dormitory, dormitories, dorm
- girls' boarding schoolsdormitories, dorms, uniforms, headmistress, house system
- NZ Schoolsprimary school, primary schools, secondary school, secondary schools, high schools
- British SchoolsEton, Rugby, Winchester, Westminster, St. Paul's
tuck shopsupermarket
Self-service food retailer
hypermarket · big-box store · department store · warehouse store · shopping mall
tuck shophealth food store
Retailer of nutritious provisions
juice bar · salad bar · greengrocer · farmer's market · farm shop
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