expo
n.— «Expo: expedite or expediter. noun… the kitchen station which dresses the plates and does the final inspection of them before being sent out to the servers. Also, the person doing the expediting. verb… the act of expediting (“Who is expo’ing tonight?”)» —“restaurant lingo… the Top 30 list” by bohemian On the Side (North Carolina) Aug. 25, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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