Spagging (photos of spaghetti eaters)
"Spagging" are Internet photos of people seemingly slurping down strands of spaghetti (or another long noodle). The word "spagging" was coined and made several websites in May…
Spaghetti and Meatballs (Meatballs and Spaghetti)
"Spaghetti and meatballs" (or "meatballs and spaghetti," with the two-word "meat balls" as the earlier form) is a popular Italian dish -- or is it Italian? It's…
Spaghetti Bollock-Knees (Spaghetti Bolognese)
"Spaghetti Bollock-Knees" is a jocular way to say "Spaghetti Bolognese." "#cannibalmenu spaghetti bollock-knees" was posted on Twitter on February 20, 2010. "On…
Spaghetti Parm (Spaghetti Parmesan; Spaghetti Parmigiana)
"Italienne Spaghetti, Parmesan Cheese ... 15c." was printed in the Boston (MA) Sunday Globe on April 20, 1890. "Spaghetti Parmesan" was printed in the San Francisco (CA)…
Spaghetti Tetrazzini
Luisa Tetrazzini (1871-1940) was an Italian lyric coloratura soprano who had an enormous popularity in America from the 1900s-1920s. Several dishes were named after her, including: . Turkey…
Spankopedia (jocular spelling of “spanakopita”)
"Spanakopita" is a Greek spinach-cheese pie. It's an unusual name, and is sometimes jocularly spelled "spankopedia" (like "spank" and "Wikipedia"). Some…
Speckenwolf Pizza (Specken Wolf Pizza)
Roberta's restaurant, at 261 Moore Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn, opened in 2008. One popular pizza has been "Specken Wolf" or "Speckenwolf" -- mozzarella, oregano, onion,…
Spicedictive (spice + addictive)
Sonic drive-in restaurants introduced spicy chicken sandwiches in October 2013. Sonic's commercials said that the sandwich was "spicedictive" (spice + addictive). Wikipedia: Sonic…
Spit-take
Danny Thomas (of television's Make Room for Daddy, or The Danny Thomas Show, from 1953-1964) is credited for either inventing or popularizing the "spit-take." He would take a drink…
SPK (salt, pepper, ketchup)
"SPK" stands for "salt, pepper and ketchup." The SPK combination is popular at restaurants and delis, where it is served on cheesesteaks and many egg dishes and sandwiches.…
Splash Out of the Garden (vegetable soup)
"Splash Out of the Garden" is lunch room slang for vegetable soup. "Splash out of the garden—bowl of vegetable soup" was printed in the book Hash House Lingo (1941) by Jack…
Spokane (pork and beans)
"Spokane" (a city in the state of Washington) has been used in lunch counter slang for "pork and beans" since at least the 1890s and early 1900s. "The Pork and Beans'…
Spoonula (spoon + spatula)
A "spoonula" (spoon + spatula) is one of several food implement portmanteaus, such as the "spork" (spoon + fork). A "spoonula" trademark filed in 1959 claimed a first…
Spring Egg; Spring Egg Hunt/Roll (Easter Egg; Easter Egg Hunt/Roll)
Easter eggs (or spring eggs) are eggs used to celebrate the Easter/spring holiday. The eggs are often decorated and are used in egg-rolling (a race where children push the egg across grass using a…
Spring Sphere (Easter egg)
One Seattle, Washington, school supposedly told a student that she could make "spring spheres," but not "Easter eggs." (This April 2011 story has been disputed.) The…
Sprinkles (Jimmies)
New York is a "sprinkle" town. If you call them "jimmies," you're probably the type of person who roots for the Boston Red Sox. I found the earliest citation for…
Spritzer
"Spritzer" is a "splash," from the German word. It is usually a mixture of wine and soda water, but the word can be used for other drink combinations. It was popular among the…
Spucky, Spuckie or Spukie (sandwich)
Entry in progress -- B.P. The long list of the names of sandwiches served on long rolls includes blimpie, bomber, Cuban (medianoche), Dagwood, garibaldi, gondola, grinder, hero, hoagie, Italian,…
Square Meal
"Square meal" is a term that appears to have originated in California by 1856. It is sometimes claimed that "square meal" comes from England's Royal Navy (where meals were…
Srirachapocalypse (Sriracha sauce + apocalypse)
Sriracha is a hot sauce named after a city in Thailand and composed of chili peppers, distilled vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt. Huy Fong Foods (the company that manufactures Sriracha) opened a…