Times Square has always been crowded with people. It's an old New York City proverb that, if you wait long enough in Times Square, everyone you know will pass by you. The proverb dates back to…
Whataburger is a fast food restaurant (specializing in hamburgers, such as the "Whataburger") that began in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1950. Some critics claim that Whataburger takes…
"Waitsplaining" (waiter/waitress + explaining) is when the waiter or waitress explains the menu to a diner. New York (NY) Times restaurant critic Pete Wells wrote on May 24, 2016:…
Marijuana was legalized in the state of Washington, and Mirth Provisions ("Legal" beverages) of Longview, Washington, introduced marijuana-infused coffee in 2014. "We call it the…
Walmart is a chain retail store that was founded by Sam Walton in 1962. Walmart has been nicknamed "Wal-Fart" (also "Wal Fart," "WalFart" and "Walfart")…
The Waldorf Astoria is a luxury New York City hotel. In John R. Armore and Joseph D. Wolfe's Dictionary of Desperation (1976), about prison slang, the "Waldorf Astoria" term applies…
The Waldorf cocktail is one of several cocktails from the Waldorf Hotel (later the Waldorf-Astoria). The Waldorf cocktail is cited in print from at least 1914 and contains ingredients such as rye…
The Waldorf cocktail is one of several cocktails from the Waldorf Hotel (later the Waldorf-Astoria). The Waldorf cocktail is cited in print from at least 1914 and contains ingredients such as rye…
New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel is infrequently called the "Waldorf Hysteria." When a popular celebrity or political figure stays in the Waldorf, newspaper headlines often describe…
The Hotel Theresa opened in 1913 at Seventh Avenue, between 124th and 125th Streets. The Harlem hotel ended its racial segregation policy in 1940. The Theresa quickly became the most important…
The Hotel Theresa opened in 1913 at Seventh Avenue, between 124th and 125th Streets. The Harlem hotel ended its racial segregation policy in 1940. The Theresa quickly became the most important…
Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel, near Liberty, New York, was perhaps the grandest of all the resorts in the "Borscht Belt." Many of Grossinger's hotel guests and entertainers…
You're the top! You're a Waldorf salad.You're the top! You're a Berlin ballad.You're a baby grand of a lady and a gent.You're an old dutch master, You're Mrs.…
You're the top! You're a Waldorf salad.You're the top! You're a Berlin ballad.You're a baby grand of a lady and a gent.You're an old dutch master, You're Mrs.…
A Waldorf sandwich (named from New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel) is usually a Waldorf salad between two slices of bread. A recipe for "Waldorf Sandwiches" was printed in The…
A Waldorf sandwich (named from New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel) is usually a Waldorf salad between two slices of bread. A recipe for "Waldorf Sandwiches" was printed in The…
A "walk-up" apartment has no elevator. (Oxford English Dictionary)walk-up, a. and n.A. adj. 1. Of an apartment, etc.: that has to be reached by stairs rather than by a lift. Also applied…
"Walking Taco" or "Taco-in-a-Bag" are not really tacos, but are Midwest names for the Texas dish called "Frito pie." A bag of Frito's corn chips is opened and…
The "wall dog" is the person who painted that advertisement on the wall. There were many "wall dogs" in the 1920s, but their numbers have been dwindling with the new…
Wall Street (the financial capital of the United States) is, according to the old saying, "between a river and a graveyard" -- the East River and Trinity Church Cemetery. The comment has…