dish dog
n.— «Eugene is what people in the restaurant biz refer to as a dish dog. He is a dishwasher par excellence.» —“A culinary procurement mission to the Carribbean 1830″ by Jordan Green Yes Weekly (Greensboro, North Carolina) July 11, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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Mary from Greensboro, North Carolina, asks about an expression her Canadian mother used when Mary’s room looked particularly messy: A cow couldn’t find her calf in here! The more common A cow couldn’t find its calf in this room! was popularized by...