French hours n.— «During Phone Booth, no lunch breaks were taken because all of the staff agreed not to take lunch breaks (food was simply available for crew to grab and eat when they could) versus normal movies where there a very specifically set...
cheddar n.— «Chicanos and immigrants use derisive terms for each other, including pocho (a term immigrants use for U.S.-born Latinos who don’t speak Spanish) and “cheddar” (for new arrivals who sprinkle cheese on their food or in reference to those...
heatiness n.— «Ron-Nai is what the Chinese call “re-qi” which is roughtly translated as “heatiness” which is a term widely used by Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese.…Food that is typically known as “heaty” will include fried food, food high in fat...
Whole Paycheck n.— «What Whole Foods isn’t known for is offering bargain prices. Some critics have been known to refer to the chain as “Whole Paycheck.”» —“Eastside food fight—Whole Foods prepares to open Bellevue store” by Clayton Park in...
plusing n.— «Mr. Vernon refers to these and myriad other actions as “plussing the business.” No one has ever been more successful than Mr. Vernon in giving a food store the ambiance of an upscale department store.» —“Top US Retailers Stay That Way...
mama put n.— «Mama-put: Road side food seller so called because customers frequently beg for extra helpings by saying “Mama abeg put more now.”» —by Babawilly Babawilly’s Dictionary of Pidgin English Words and Phrases (Nigeria) , 2001. (source:...
