Question

Sling Hash to work as a waiter, waitress, or cook in a cheap, small restaurant serving inexpensive fast food

Accepted Answer

To earn money for college, Laurie got a job slinging hash. This saying from the mid-1800s describes a type of job. Waiters and waitresses in small diners, drive-ins, and fast-food restaurants didn't serve expensive, beautifully prepared meals. They would often quickly throw ("sling") plates of cheap food, such as browned meat, potatoes, and vegetables ("hash"), on the table. There are plenty of places today where servers are still slinging hash.

Idiom	Sling Hash
Example	To earn money for college, Laurie got a job slinging hash.
Meaning	to work as a waiter, waitress, or cook in a cheap, small restaurant serving inexpensive fast food
Origin	This saying from the mid-1800s describes a type of job. Waiters and waitresses in small diners, drive-ins, and fast-food restaurants didn't serve expensive, beautifully prepared meals. They would often quickly throw ("sling") plates of cheap food, such as browned meat, potatoes, and vegetables ("hash"), on the table. There are plenty of places today where servers are still slinging hash.

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