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What's buffet age?

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Rebecca

"Buffet age" is the age a child is told to say they are (by their parents) at a buffet so they can eat for free, even though they are too old to eat for free. For example, a buffet might let kids six and under eat for free, so a child who is seven will tell the workers they are six.

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