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First off, the reference used says 1906. The American Heritage Idioms Dictionary says "1900s". Other sources say 1925 or thereabouts. None present an actual source or reference.

Therefore I made our claim less exact. CapnZapp (talk) 18:16, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

USA

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Why is this srticle so Americocentric? Greasy Spoons (and the expression) , especially in small town inner suburbs were perfectly common in the UK when I was a kid (and still are) and I'm 70 now. They were also commonplace as truck-stops on trunk roads before the motorway system was fully developed. Classic examples are the caffs in the 'Spam' sketch by Monty Python, and the various small eateries during the history of the UK soap Coronation Street. Traditional staples were sausage, eggs, beans, and in contract to US burgers, spam fritters (spam in batter) were not uncommon. washed down with a mug of tea. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 23:15, 20 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Earlier reference to the term

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An earlier reference in print was made in Les Miserable by Victor Hugo (1862). “Being evil is not enough for a person to prosper. The greasy spoon was doing badly”. 2A02:C7E:128B:7600:A979:D388:10F5:E891 (talk) 16:25, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]