tuck shops

Campus snack vendors

A tuck shop is a small store selling snacks, candy, and light refreshments, typically found in British schools or other institutions.

The term is primarily British, Australian, and South African: I spent my pocket money at the tuck shop.

Tuck is an old informal word for food, especially sweets and treats.

Related

kiosk · crisps · childhood memories · cookies · gum · break time · nostalgia · biscuits · fizzy drinks · confectionery · pick and mix · sweet tooth · pocket money · lunch money · small change · ice cream · refreshments · popsicles

Opposites
retail scale and format

tuck shopssupermarkets

Large retail food outlets

hypermarkets · big-box stores · department stores · superstores · shopping malls

formality and institutional context

tuck shopsdelicatessens

Specialty prepared food shops

institutional context

tuck shopspublic markets

Shared commercial gathering spaces

shopping centres

Family

tuck, shop, tucks, tucked, tucking, tucker, shops, shopped, shopping

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G