Wastewood (Westwood High School nickname)
Westwood High School in Williamson County has a good reputation for academics, but also apparently has or had a reputation for student partying. A Westwood High School site on Facebook includes:…
1930s: Jazzing the Big Apple
Water Crouton (ice cube)
Ice cubes have sometimes been jocularly called "water croutons." "If you think about it, ice cubes are pretty much just water croutons for your drink. #amirite?" was posted on…
Water Ski Capital of Texas (Lake McQueeney nickname)
Lake McQueeney (near the town of Seguin) is known as the "Water Ski Capital of Texas." The lake hosts water skiing, jet skiing, and wakeboarding. The "Ski Bees" ski club on Lake…
Water Sommelier (Water Steward)
A "sommelier" (or "wine steward") is a trained wine professional; at a fine restaurant, the sommelier can offer help in wine and food pairings. A "water sommelier" (or…
Waterburger (Whataburger nickname/pronunciation)
Whataburger is a chain of fast food restaurants (specializing in the "Whataburger" hamburger) that began in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1950. People often call "Whataburger" as…
Watergate Cake
Entry in progress -- B.P. Watergate Salad is another food named after the Watergate scandal. Wikipedia: Watergate scandalThe Watergate scandal was a major American political scandal that lasted…
Watergate Salad
Entry in progress -- B.P. Watergate Cake is another food named after the Watergate scandal. Wikipedia: Watergate scandalThe Watergate scandal was a major American political scandal that lasted from…
Watermelon (green on the outside, red on the inside)
Environmentalists are sometimes called by the slang name "watermelon" for being green on the outside and red (communist or anti-capitalist) on the inside. The term "watermelon"…
Watermelon Capital of Texas (Hempstead) & Seedless Watermelon Capital of Texas (Knox County)
Who knew that there would be so much competition for "Watermelon Capital of Texas"? Knox County is officially the "Seedless Watermelon Capital of Texas" by act of the Texas…
Watertown: Snowtown USA (nickname)
Watertown, the county seat of Jefferson County, New York, received so much snow in a 1963 snowstorm that it gained the nickname of "Snowtown." "Watertown Is Actually A Snow…
Wave Election (Tidal Wave Election)
A "tidal wave election" in the United States is when one political party wins a large amount of seats. The first "tidal wave election" was in 1874 and favored the Democrats. The…
Waxahachian (inhabitant of Waxahachie)
"Waxahachian” is the name of an inhabitant of Waxahachie, Texas. The name “Waxahachian” has been cited in print since at least 1887. Wikipedia: Waxahachie, TexasWaxahachie (pronounced…
Waxinate or Waxxinate or Waxxxinate (variant spelling of “vaccinate”)
"Waxinate" or "waxxinate" or waxxinate" are variant spellings of "vaccinate," sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The…
Waxination or Waxxination (variant spelling of “vaccination”)
"Waxination" or "waxxination" are variant spellings of "vaccinate," sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings became…
Waxxinate or Waxinate or Waxxxinate (variant spelling of “vaccinate”)
"Waxinate" or "waxxinate" or waxxxinate" are variant spellings of "vaccinate," sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The…
Waxxination or Waxination (variant spelling of “vaccination”)
"Waxination" or "waxxination" are variant spellings of "vaccinate," sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings became…
Waxxine (wack + vaccine)
The 2019-20 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in much talk about a vaccine. Some people mocked "virus" as "wirus," and "vaccine" as "waccine" or…
Waxxxinate or Waxinate or Waxxinate (variant spelling of “vaccinate”)
"Waxinate" or "waxxinate" or waxxxinate" are variant spellings of "vaccinate," sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The…
Way South Austin
"Way South Austin" is a nickname for the area in Austin south of Slaughter Lane on Manchaca (pronounced "man-shack") Road. "Way South Austin" has been cited in print…
Wazzitoyuh (“What’s it to you?”)
The Work Progress Administration's 1938 Almanac for New Yorkers contained a page about New York City speech: "Wazzitooyuh? Delicate rebuff to an excessively curious questioner." The…