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 Bellevue, Wash. Kings County Journal (Wash.) June 20, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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