# Ever heard of a washateria?

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**Created:** [May 14, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-a-washateria/1030058 "2026-05-14T02:35:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-a-washateria/1030058/17 "2026-05-14T15:46:11Z")

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This thread interested me because it never occurred to me that _washateria_ was a regional word, so I have started a [thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-local-regionalisms-for-institutions-and-places/1030068) looking for similar regionalism.

It occurs to me as I type this this very second, that I could have just sent this thread off on that tangent, but here we are…

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