The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations concerned with public health. Some critics have claimed that WHO carries out a political (not health) agenda of the…
The Long Island Expressway (LIE) extends into New York City as the Queens-Midtown Expressway and the Horace Harding Expressway. The LIE has long been known for its bumper-to-bumper traffic. The LIE…
New York City's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began in 1924 and has a 2.5 mile route. It has been called the "world's greatest stage" and the "world's longest…
Madison Square Garden is "The World's Most Famous Arena." Another, older nickname for Madison Square Garden (originally used in previous Madison Square Garden buildings, such as the…
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"…
The "W" subway line has consistently been graded to be the "worst" line in the New York City subway system. "Worst" is a slightly newer nickname for the train that…
First Boston was a New York City-based investment bank, founded in 1932. First Boston was acquired by Credit Suisse in 1990; First Boston was called "CS First Boston" from 1993 until…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations concerned with public health. Some critics have claimed that WHO carries out a political (not health) agenda of the…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations concerned with public health. Some WHO critics give it the nickname "Worst Hell Organization." The…
The first lady of the United States is married to a male president, a first lady of a state is married to the governor and a first lady of a city is married to the mayor. A distinguished woman in a…
WestJet Airlines Ltd. is a Canadian airline that was founded in 1994. WestJet has been nicknamed by some as "WorstJet." "Pre-board announcement for Worstjet flt 768 to Toronto"…
"Whatsamatta" is dialect speech for "what's the matter." "Whatsamatta witcha?" was cited in 1925 in the comic strip Reg'lar Fellers by Gene Byrnes…
A product such as a movie or a computer or a car often has a "wow factor" -- an aspect that impresses the customer and looks amazing, making the customer say "Wow!" The…
"Wraps" became popularized in California in the mid-1990s, with restaurants such as San Francisco's World Wrapps (trademarked July 10, 1994), The Daily Wrap and Wrap Works. A…
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A "wrappetizer" (wrap + appetizer) is a wrap sandwich that serves as an appetizer, but not usually a complete meal. Anchor Food Products (owned by McCain USA) trademarked…
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is based in Switzerland and founded in 1971 by Klaus Schwab. The WEF played a major role in the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic with its promotion of the "Great…
The Working Families Party is a new political party, formed in 1998 by Democrats and a coalition of unions. To its enemies it's been dubbed the "Wrecking Families Party" (cited in…
"Wreckovery (wreck + recovery) has been used since the 1990s to mean the "recovery" of "shipwrecks." In 2009, the U.S. Congress passed the American Recovery and…
WROL (Without Rule Of Law) describes a situation where the U.S. Constitution, for example, is no longer the law of the United States. A suspension of the Constitution and a declaration of martial…