Walmartization
Walmart is a retail chain of large discount department stores. "Walmartization" can mean the coming of a Walmart store to a geographical area. "Walmartization," however, is most…
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Walmartyr (Walmart + martyr)
The portmanteau word "Walmartyr" or 'Wal-Martyr" (Walmart + martyr) has had more than one meaning. Walmart (or Wal-Mart) is a chain of retail stores. The Urban Dictionary…
Wandelprobe (walking rehearsal)
Entry in progress -- BP Theatrecrafts.com -- Glossary WANDELPROBE(German for change rehearsal).Similar to SITZPROBE, the Wandelprobe is a rehearsal with full orchestra, and minor blocking (but not…
Wanksta or Wankster (wack/wanker/wannabe + gangster)
The recording artist 50 Cent popularized a term with the title of his cut, "Wanksta" (2002). The term is sometimes given as "wankster' and is a combination of "wack"…
War Chest
A political "war chest" is the amount of money a political candidate or a political party has raised to spend in an election ("the war"). A physical "chest" is not…
War Room (a team’s player draft headquarters)
A "war room" is a room where war plans are made, but, by extension, "war room" has also meant a room where business plans are made. Sports teams have their "war rooms"…
War Street Journal (Wall Street Journal nickname)
The Wall Street Journal has been a financial newspaper since its founding in 1889. Writers at the libertarian website, LewRockwell.com, have accused the Journal of having a neoconservative foreign…
War Street Journal (Wall Street Journal nickname)
The Wall Street Journal has been a financial newspaper since its founding in 1889. Writers at the libertarian website, LewRockwell.com, have accused the Journal of having a neoconservative foreign…
Warm Crap in a Bag (Frito Pie nickname)
Frito pie is made with Fritos corn chip and chili; cheese, onions and tomatoes are often added. In New Mexico, Frito pie is served right in the Fritos bag. Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN's…
Warmmonger (global warming + monger)
A "warm monger" (also "warm-monger" or "warmmonger") is someone who believes in man-made global warming. The term -- a pun on "warmonger" -- is used by those…
Warmunism (global warming + communism); Warmunist
"Warmunism" (global warming + communism) and "warmunist" (global warming + communist) are terms used by those who believe that man-made global warming does not exist, but that…
WarPo (Washington Post nickname)
The Washington (DC) Post is a newspaper that has covered events in the nation's capital city -- especially the federal government -- since 1877. The newspaper's name is frequently…
Warvangelical (war + evangelical)
"Warvangelical" (war + evangelical) has been used by Laurence M. Vance on LewRockwell.com (a libertarian website) since July 25, 2007. The term "warvangelical" describes pro-war…
Washeteria (Washateria; Washiteria)
The "washeteria" (wash + cafeteria) is often spelled ""washateria" or even "washiteria" (with the dirty word in the middle). The washeteria is popular in the…
Washington Demands Cash (Washington, D.C. nickname)
The United States capital of Washington, District of Columbia ("D.C."), has been nicknamed "Washington Demands Cash" since at least 1958. The joke, however, has only rarely been…
Washington Monument Syndrome (Washington Monument Strategy)
The "Washington Monument syndrome" (or "Washinton Monument strategy") is when an agency, faced with budget cuts, decides to cut its most popular programs, making the cuts very…
Washington, DC: “Democracy dies in darkness” (Washington Post slogan)
"Democracy dies in darkness" is a slogan of the Washington (DC) Post that first appeared in February 2017. Post investigative journalist Bob Woodward popularized the saying, but claimed…
Washington, DC: “Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm”
William Manchester's book, Portrait of a President: John F. Kennedy in profile (1962), includes a famous line: "'Washington,' John Kennedy once said lightly, 'is a city of…
Washington, DC: “Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality”
"Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality" is a statement about the United States capital city -- "Washington" is a metonym for the federal government -- that is…
Washington, DC: “What do the Metro system and the Little Mermaid have in common?” (joke)
The Washington (DC) Metro -- a transportation system comparable to New York City's subway -- runs "under D.C." In the popular Disney animated film The Little Mermaid (1989), the…