"eat-all-you-can" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From eat + all + you + can, with the verb, eat, first then the adverb, all-you-can. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|eat|all|you|can}} eat + all + you + can Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} eat-all-you-can (not comparable)
  1. (Philippines) All-you-can-eat. Tags: Philippines, not-comparable Categories (topical): Restaurants Related terms: all one wants, all one likes
    Sense id: en-eat-all-you-can-en-adj-kkY~sUMD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Philippine English
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