ENGLISH
REFERENCE

hash slinger

idiom
Meaning

A cook or food server in a cheap restaurant, especially one who is discourteous or inattentive to customers.


Examples
SIMPLE

The grumpy hash slinger threw my plate on the table.

CONTEXTUAL

I waited twenty minutes for my coffee while the hash slinger ignored everyone and chatted with his friends.

COMPLEX

The diner was run by a tired hash slinger who seemed to resent every customer who dared to order a meal.

Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    hash out

    To work through the details of something; especially to work through difficulties.

  2. 02

    settle someone's hash

    To physically or verbally subdue someone.

© 2026 English Reference