English Explanatory Dictionary

lazy Susan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rotating tray (turntable) used on tables and counters for serving condiments or food.
  2. A rotating set of shelves used to minimize inaccessible space, usually employed in corner kitchen cabinets.
  3. Synonym of round trip (“form of barter involving selling and buying back”).
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of lazy Susan.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of lazy Susan.

Word forms

lazy Susan lazy Susans

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably a generic name like Jane, in reference to the device replacing a servant at table. The earliest attestation is from c. 1903 in the Boston Journal, which credits a local carpenter named John Laurie as "the resuscitator of 'Lazy Susan'". Almost certainly not named in honor of the daughters of Thomas Jefferson or Edison who were both named Susan.

Synonyms

self-waiting table serviette butler's assistant muffin stand round trip

Translations

Basque: erretilu birakari Chinese: 餐桌轉盤 /餐桌转盘 Finnish: pyörivä tarjotin Finnish: pyörivä tarjoilualusta Galician: torno German: Drehplatte German: Drehteller Polish: taca obrotowa Portuguese: bandeja giratória Romanian: carusel Russian: поворо́тный подно́с Russian: крутя́щий подно́с Spanish: tabla giratoria Spanish: bandeja giratoria Spanish: bandeja de rotatoria Spanish: estante giratorio Swedish: snurrbricka Swedish: vändskiva
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