Ken-Taco-Hut

Ken-Taco-Hut
 n.— «One describes the Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut businesses, which are now under one roof. Brought to McCook from elsewhere and popularized by the young staff at the three-in-one restaurant, the condensed title is “Ken-Taco-Hut.”» —“Southwest shorthand” McCook Daily Gazette (Neb.) Oct. 7, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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