Webutante Ball (Prom for Tech Nerds)
The Webutante Ball (World Wide Web + debutante) is an annual event that has been held in New York City since 2009. Richard Blakeley, then Editor-in-Chief of Gawker.TV, scheduled the social event…
Whore’s Breakfast or Chorus Girl’s Breakfast (cigarette and New York Morning Telegraph)
The New York (NY) Morning Telegraph used to be the Broadway Bible, and it was said that a "chorus girl's breakfast" consisted of the Morning Telegraph and a cigarette. The term…
Whorespondent or Whorrespondent (whore + correspondent)
"Whorespondent" or "whorrespondent" (whore + correspondent) is a term used by people who don't have much faith in news correspondents. "The Communists of the Old Left,…
WHOtube (YouTube nickname)
YouTube is an American video-sharing website that began in February 2005. During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, YouTube developed a policy that it would not allow videos that went against the…
Wi-Fried (Wi-Fi + fried)
"Wi-Fi" is a wireless networking technology. Many people people that Wi-Fi radiation is dangerous and have dubbed it "WiFry" (Wi-Fry) or "WhyFry" (Why-Fry). "Its…
Widget (New York World Journal Tribune)
The "Widget" was the short-lived New York World Journal Tribune. It marked the sad end of many once-proud New York City newspapers.…
Widows and Orphans (newspaper terminology)
"Widows" and "orphans" are words (or short lines) at the beginning or end of a paragraph that appear at the top or the bottom of a column or page. The term "widow"…
WiFry (WiFi + fry); WhyFry (WiFi + why + fry)
"Wi-Fi" is a wireless networking technology. Many people people that Wi-Fi radiation is dangerous and have dubbed it "WiFry" (Wi-Fry) or "WhyFry" (Why-Fry). "Its…
Wild Art (photo unaccompanied by a story)
"Wild art" is a photo unaccompanied by a news story. For example, a photo of the first snowfall of the year can be newsworthy, but usually doesn't require a news story. The term…
Will Install Needless Data On Whole System 〈Microsoft “Windows” backronym〉
Microsoft Windows (or simply "Windows") is an operating system developed and sold by Microsoft. "Windows" has had many backronyms (back acronyms). "Will Install Needless…
WingNutDaily (WorldNetDaily or WND nickname)
World Net Daily (WND) is a conservative website that began in May 1997. Some critics have called WND "WingNutDaily" or "WingNut Daily" (wingnut + WorldNetDaily).…
WorldNutDaily (WorldNetDaily or WND nickname)
World Net Daily (WND) is a conservative website that began in May 1997. The site was nicknamed "WorldNutDaily" (or "World Nut Daily") by at least June 2000. The "nut"…
Wrongnado (wrong + tornado)
Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, on September 17, 2013, showed how the major cable news networks poorly reported any accurate information during a mass shooting major news…
Yellow Journalism
In the mid-1890s, Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper, the World, published The Yellow Kid. This is sometimes called the first comic in a newspaper. Joseph Pulitzer's and William Randolph…
Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle (“Yahoo!” backronym)
Yahoo! is a California-based Internet company that was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was incorporated on March 1, 1995. The word “yahoo” was used in Jonathan…
You Always Have Other Options (“Yahoo!” backronym)
Yahoo! is a California-based Internet company that was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was incorporated on March 1, 1995. The word "yahoo" was used in Jonathan…
YouBoob (YouTube nickname)
YouTube is an American video-sharing website that began in February 2005. In November 2006, Google purchased YouTube. YouTube is sometimes called "YouBoob" ("boob" meaning…
YouChoob (YouTube dialect pronunciation)
People in some countries, such as the United Kingdom, pronounce "YouTube" like "YouChoob" or "YouChube." "YouChoob" was printed in the San Francisco (CA)…
YouChube (YouTube dialect pronunciation)
People in some countries, such as the United Kingdom, pronounce "YouTube" like "YouChoob" or "YouChube." "YouChoob" was printed in the San Francisco (CA)…
ZeroCred (Zero Hedge nickname)
Zero Hedge is a libertarian financial blog. Some critics have called it "ZeroCred" (zero credibility). "After being dead wrong on the #Euro for a year, @zerohedge wants to tutor us…