The signs for the one around me spell it LaundrOmat.
My coworkers tend to call them "wives", and I seem to be the sole exception.I've never heard of seen anything but laundromat.
See, I was thinking that the -Omat part is like o-matic (not that there is ANYTHING automatic about laundry!)I have never seen it spelled with a "Y". So I vote for Laundromat.
But I have to admit that "Laundrymat" makes more sense!
Oh man - my DH 'warshes' stuff all the time!!!Well we actually say Lawn-dru-mat. But Laudromat is correct here. And yes Mary the O-matic was a popular thing.
My Gram used to Warsh her clothes in the zinc cuz it was cheaper.