A North American informal or colloquial term for a drugstore — a pharmacy or chemist's shop.
A North American informal or colloquial term for a drugstore — a pharmacy or chemist's shop. The word adds the '-ery' suffix (as in 'bakery', 'brewery') to 'drug', creating a slightly old-fashioned or folksy alternative to the standard term. It appears in 19th and early 20th-century American usage.
He ran down to the druggery on the corner to pick up aspirin before it closed.
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A playful, mid-20th century American blend of 'drugstore' and the '-teria' suffix borrowed from cafeteria, used to describe a pharmacy or drugstore — especially one with a soda fountain and lunch counter attached. The suffix gave everyday shops a snappy, modern ring. While the word itself has faded from regular speech, it captures the era when the corner drugeteria was as much a social hub as a place to pick up prescriptions.
(US) A drugstore; a pharmacy.
(chiefly, US, Canada) , especially a small standalone general store which includes a pharmacy.
(archaic, _, or, _, historical) : an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(North America) A drugstore.