Whole Paycheck (Whole Foods nickname)
Whole Foods started its first store in Austin, Texas, in 1980. The food retailer is known for its organic foods -- and high prices. The nickname "Whole Paycheck" was applied by at least…
Whore Foods (Whole Foods nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P.Whole Foods Market Wikipedia: Whole Foods MarketWhole Foods Market, Inc. is an American foods supermarket chain headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founder John Mackey…
William (“bill” at a fancy restaurant)
A joke has it that a fancy restaurant doesn't give you a "bill," it gives you a "william." "At the end of meals in formal restaurants remember to ask for the William.…
Wine Bar
Wine bars started in France; they weren't called "wine bars," but countless places in France serve wine. Beginning by at least the 1940s, wine bars began to be established in London.…
Wingery (Buffalo wings + eatery)
A "wingery" (Buffalo chicken wings + eatery) is a restaurant that specializes in serving Buffalo chicken wings. "Wingery" can also mean the skill of someone who cooks Buffalo…
Yelper (Yelp user); Anti-Yelp (Taste Savant nickname)
Yelp is an online site that reviews businesses and products; Yelp is well known for its restaurant reviews. A Yelp user has been called a "Yelper" since at least July 2007, when Yelp…
Zagat (Za-GAT)
Eugene and Nina Zagat started publishing their Zagat Survey of restaurants in the early 1980s. It's since grown to other cities, and it's no longer a survey of only restaurants. A rhyme…
Zagateer
Zagat (pronounced "Za-GAT") began in 1979 by Tim and Nina Zagat as a survey to rate restaurants in New York City; Zagat.com and Zagat guides now rate other business fields, such as…