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, 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…
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” 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 waxxinate" are variant spellings of "vaccinate," sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The…
"Waxination" or "waxxination" are variant spellings of "vaccinate," sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings became…
"Waxinate" or "waxxinate" or waxxxinate" are variant spellings of "vaccinate," sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The…
"Waxination" or "waxxination" are variant spellings of "vaccinate," sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings became…
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…
"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" 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…
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…
WD-40 is a popular lubricant, often used in Texas. In 2003, some Texas Democrats referred to themselves as the "WD-40s" (White Democrats Over 40). The WD-40 company actually sent the…
This joke about the black English dialect (African American Vernacular English) appeared by at least 1986: Heard about the new toy store in Harlem? It's called "We Be Toys." There is…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations concerned with public health. Some critics during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic claimed that WHO was not…
WNYC is New York City's non-profit public radion station. WNYC has had so many fund drives that some have dubbed it "We Need Your Cash." NBC movie critic Gene Shalit used "We…
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) gave jobs to the unemployed during the Depression. The WPA was nicknamed "We Piddle Around" by at least May 1936. Wikipedia: Works Progress…
Gun Barrel City (near Dallas) incorporated in the 1970s and got its name from Gun Barrel Lane (now State Highway 198). The town's motto is: "We Shoot Straight With You." The Gun…
The Weekly Standard is a conservative opinion weekly magazine that debuted in September 1995. The obvious nickname of The Weakly Standard was applied to the magazine by at least 1998. Another…
The financial blog Zero Hedge posted on November 27, 2015: Goldman's Meteoronomists Have A Dire Forecast: "Winter Is Coming" The article popularized "meteoronomist"…