The term cafeteria originates in Spanish where it refers to a coffee-shop, its English meaning as a self-service or small restaurant originates from New York in the 1880s and became popular in England (often abbreviated to cafe) since 1923. Research Cafeteria
Cafeteria (help your self) is British cricket slang for an easy to hit ball.
Cafeteria is British homosexual slang for a place to go for oral sex. Research Cafeteria
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