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  • noun Plural form of carhop.

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Examples

  • And there were girls, sometimes on roller skates, called carhops, so Americans could eat where they did so much else -- in their cars.

    At The Table On The Road 2008

  • What would be really cool is if the carhops had to compete for customers and you could watch them hip-checking each other as they carried their trays out to the cars.

    Ok, I know where Im not going for lunch today 2010

  • The Varsity known for their awesome hotdogs and 1950′s style drive-in atmosphere complete with carhops.

    Five Best Sites To See In Atlanta | myFiveBest 2009

  • What would be really cool is if the carhops had to compete for customers and you could watch them hip-checking each other as they carried their trays out to the cars.

    Lance Mannion: 2010

  • All you have to do is put it out in the city park and turn it into a restaurant (like the Russians did with theirs) and you can have carhops roller skating all over the place with the food.

    Gimme One Of Them There Shuttles - NASA Watch 2008

  • And who can forget the carhops of the late 1950's and early 60's who skated out to deliver malts, burgers, and fries on trays that hung onto the outside of your car window?

    Couples Skate Only Steve Perry 2010

  • And who can forget the carhops of the late 1950's and early 60's who skated out to deliver malts, burgers, and fries on trays that hung onto the outside of your car window?

    Archive 2010-02-01 Steve Perry 2010

  • The average Sonic drive-in with carhops on skates, says CEO J.

    dustbury.com » Wheel profits 2010

  • No one ever got out; we sat in our seats and waited for the carhops and eased the wheels forward or back as new cars pulled up and old ones drove off.

    Spoken from the Heart Laura Bush 2010

  • No one ever got out; we sat in our seats and waited for the carhops and eased the wheels forward or back as new cars pulled up and old ones drove off.

    Spoken from the Heart Laura Bush 2010

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