Texas (Lone Star State Dictionary)

Wise Latina

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1954, from parents of Puerto Rican descent. In Sotomayor's 2009 Senate confirmation hearing, a 2001 statement that she…

Wisenheimer

A "Wisenheimer" (or "wisenheimer") is a "wise guy," a "smarty pants," a "smart aleck" (see "smart aleck" in this section), a fellow…

Wish Sandwich

A "wish sandwich" was explained in the song "Rubber Biscuit," originally by The Chips in 1956, but popularized by the Blues Brothers (Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi) on the New…

Wishbone (Wish Bone; Wishing Bone)

The "wishbone (also "wish bone" or "wishing bone") is a forked bone, named using the Latin word forcula. The bone has been called "merrythought" in England since…

Wishbone Offense (football formation)

The "wishbone" offense is an offense that sets up like a "Y" or "wishbone." It is primarily a running offense. University of Texas Coach Darrell Royal used the…

Witch of Wall Street

The moniker "Witch of Wall Street" is usually associated with Hetty Green (1834-1916), who was one of the world's richest women during his lifetime. Many stories were written about…

Wok Chi (wok energy)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Wok heiWok hei (Chinese: 鑊氣; Jyutping: wok6 hei3) literally, the "breath of the wok", a poetic phrase Grace Young first coined in her cookbook,…

Wok Hei (“the breath of a wok”)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Wok heiWok hei (Chinese: 鑊氣; Jyutping: wok6 hei3) literally, the "breath of the wok", a poetic phrase Grace Young first coined in her cookbook,…

Wolf of Wall Street

Wall Street has had bulls, bears, lambs and other animals. Several people have been called a "wolf of Wall Street." "As the wolf of Wall street has a leaning toward lambs with mint…

Wonder City of the World

"Wonder City" or "Wonder City of the World" has been applied to many cities and has, sometimes, been the nickname of New York City. The nickname was popular in the early 1900s…

Wonderfilled (filled cookies)

Oreo cream-filled cookies began a "Wonderfilled" advertising campaign in May 2013; "Oreo Wonderfilled" was filed for a trademark on March 15, 2013. The term…

Wonton Egg Drop Soup

"Wonton egg drop soup" adds together wontons (as in wonton soup) and egg drop soup. It's not known who first thought of the combination, but it began appearing on Chinese-American…