Food Wall (eating endurance limit)
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Foodball (food + football)
"Foodball" (food + football) refers to the food served at a tailgate party or at a Super Bowl party -- any combination of food and football. "Super Bowl Means One Thing: It's…
Foodflation (food + inflation)
"Food-flation" or "foodflation" (food + inflation) describes the increased price of food over the general inflation level. "The fuel crisis gassed the prices and made the…
Foodfucked or Food Fucked
American chef, author, and television personality Anthony Bourdain hosted the CNN show Parts Unknown; the May 5, 2013 show was about the food of Quebec. On Tumbr in the article "Foodfucked in…
Foodgasm (food + orgasm)
A "foodgasm" (food + orgasm) is the ecstasy experienced from eating food -- or, in some case, from merely looking at food or thinking about food. The term "foodgasm" has been…
Foodie
A "foodie" is someone who is interested in food and drink. The term is a modern one, less pretentious and mostly replacing the term "gourmet." Paul Levy and Ann Barr cowrote the…
Foodie Call (foodie + booty call)
A "foodie call" (foodie + booty call) is when someone calls another (usually a romantic involvement), but for food (such as to go out to a restaurant or to order delivery) and not for…
Foodieotical (foodie + periodical)
"Foodieotical" (foodie + periodical) was coined in April 2012 by the first annual Food Book Fair, held in Brooklyn. "Foodieoticals" celebrated food magazines -- especially those…
Foodiot (foodie + idiot)
"Foodiot" is derived from the words "foodie" amd "idiot." The term was popularized in the New York (NY) Observer, September 22, 2009, "The Foodiots" by Joe…
Foodisphere
"Foodisphere" (meaning "the food world" or "the food community") has been infrequently cited in print since at least 2004. Chow.com I think the point was to trust your…
FoodPolitik (food + realpolitik)
"FoodPolitik" (food + realpolitik) is the title of a food politics column by Rick Berman on the blog The Daily Caller, published since September 20, 2010. "Food Politics" is the…
Foodstagram (food + Instagram)
Entry in progress -- B.P. MashableDeath of Foodstagram? Restaurants Ban Customers From Taking Food PicsBY STAN SCHROEDERJAN 24, 2013Some restaurants have started banning customers from taking…
Foodstapo (food + Gestapo)
"Foodstapo" (food + Gestapo) means the "food police" -- a person or an organization that dictates food choices. The term "foodstapo" has been cited in print since at…
Football Bat (Hockey Cleats; Hockey Court)
There is no such thing as a "football bat." There is a "baseball bat." The expression "queer as a football bat" (or "as messed up/screwed up/fucked up as a…
Football-Shaped Pizza (Football Pizza)
Pizzas come in many shapes -- circular, rectangular, and even football-shaped. The "football pizza" can be cited at least as far back as 1960, but was popularized when the national pizza…
Footlong (Foot-long)
A "footlong" (or "foot-long," originally two words) is a twelve-inch-long hot dog. The "foot long" craze began about 1935; by 1938, many restaurants (mostly in the…
Forest City
"Forest City" was an early Cleveland nickname. It is seldom used today (if at all). 5 March 1851, Ohio Repository (Canton, Ohio), pg. 2?, col. 2:The Queen City and the Forest City -…
Forever (F subway line)
The "F" train has been called the "Forever" train because of (alleged) long waiting times. The nickname dates from at least 2006, but hasn't appeared often in print.…
Forever Demanding Increased Capital (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or FDIC nickname)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was created in 1933 to guarantee the safety of deposits in member banks. The FDIC requires these banks to have sufficient capital reserves to…
Forever Recession
The term "forever recession" was coined by Seth Godin on his blog on September 21, 2010, "The forever recession," and on September 29, 2011, "The forever recession (and the…