What The "EFF"?!
A designation for certain washing machines designed to save water & energy, "HE" stands for "high" this
efficiency
In 1978's "Animal House", this word is an epic call-to-party from John Belushi; it's also the party's dress code
toga
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Area 51,
Burning Man festival &
the Bellagio Hotel & Casino
Nevada
This fast food chain claims the "A" in its name represents "the 'Grade-A' quality of our chicken"
Chick-fil-A
Phoenix NBA team, or
male offspring
the Suns/sons
It means "bubbly"--either literally, as in Alka-Seltzer, or figuratively... as in Johnny Gilbert
effervescent
Though it costs him his head, Mel Gibson in "Braveheart" refuses to beg for mercy... & yells this word instead
freedom
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Mount Washington,
Lake Winnipesaukee
& Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
When asked about this WWII film's misspelled title, Quentin Tarantino once explained, "It's a movie thing"
Inglourious Basterds
MLB team whose stadium features a giant illuminated "Liberty Bell", or
young female horses
the Phillies/fillies
Idiomatically speaking, it's the "grade" you get for trying hard--even if you sucked
E for effort (or A for effort)
Try yelling out "O-H!" in a crowded place; chances are, any Buckeyes fan within earshot will yell these two letters in return
I-O
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Pikes Peak,
the John Denver Sanctuary &
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Colorado
A drizzle of this bright yellow dip from Kraft may get kids to eat their veggies --though it won't improve their spelling
Cheez Whiz
The NFL's "Monsters of the Midway", or
what someone does when they strip nude
the Bears/bares
It's the game-inspired term for a chain reaction, with one event triggering a series of related events
the domino effect
This online game spawned a battle cry that's now synonymous with idiocy gone rogue: "Leeroy Jenkins!"
World of Warcraft
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Powell's City of Books,
Crater Lake National Park &
Timberline Lodge
Oregon
To create buzz, this tech company used to attach fuzzy pink mustaches to its vehicles; they certainly got Uber's attention
Lyft
NHL team that left Hartford in 1997, or
Bob Marley's band
the Whalers/Wailers
It's a German stew made from rabbit; TV's Laverne & Shirley shouted it out in their show's opening
Hasenpfeffer
Of this school's iconic fight cheer, ESPN once wrote, "'Hotty Toddy' has no real meaning, but it means everything in Oxford"
Ole Miss (Mississippi)
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the "American Gothic" house,
the future birthplace of James T. Kirk &
the "Field of Dreams" movie site
Iowa
This buzzy cryptocurrency's name was inspired by a meme, which may have been inspired by a mistyping of the word "dog"
Dogecoin
The individual loops that make up a chain, or
Minnesota's WNBA team
the links/Lynx