tuckshops

Campus candy counters

Tuckshops are small shops selling snacks, candy, and light refreshments, typically found in schools, sports clubs, or other institutions.

The term is primarily British, Australian, and South African: The children spent their pocket money at the tuckshop during break.

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

school

canteen

Portable liquid container

playground · pupils · break time · prefect · queue · timetable · uniform · sweets · crisps · sandwiches

merchandise

confectionery

Sugary foods or their shop

chips · drinks · ice blocks · pies · sausage rolls · meat pies · muffins · fruit · sandwiches · rolls

commonwealth

Australia

Southern Hemisphere continent-country

British · colonial · corner shop · kiosk · milk bar · convenience store · local · neighbourhood · colloquial · slang

volunteer

mothers

Female parents collectively

fundraising · community · donations · aprons · serving · cashier · price list · stock · ordering · supplies

Opposites
retail scale and format

tuckshopssupermarkets

Large retail food outlets

hypermarkets · department stores · big-box stores · megastores · warehouse clubs

Family

tuckshop

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G