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waffle house index

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
waf-fle -house- in-dex
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An informal metric used to determine the impact of a storm in terms of disaster recovery, based on whether local Waffle House restaurants are open and serving a full menu.

American usage

Etymology

Coined by FEMA administrator Craig Fugate in May 2011, following the 2011 Joplin tornado.

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Waffle House Index (canonical)

Questions

What does waffle house index mean?
An informal metric used to determine the impact of a storm in terms of disaster recovery, based on whether local Waffle House restaurants are open and serving a full menu.
Where does waffle house index come from?
Coined by FEMA administrator Craig Fugate in May 2011, following the 2011 Joplin tornado.

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