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westinghouse

verb. westinghoused; westinghousing: fr. name of American inventor George Westinghouse. To put a person to death in an electric chair (which in early embodiments were operated from an AC power supply). The attachment of Mr. Westinghouse's name to the electric chair was a form of negative advertizing devised by Thomas Edison.

"The Rosenbergs were westinghoused at Sing Sing Prison yesterday for treason, and the bodies were sent to the morgue in nine-dollar pine caskets."

by Carl Willis January 20, 2006

15πŸ‘ 9πŸ‘Ž


Westinghouse kids

The bitches that go here be dressing like they rich. Bitches be fake fighting over them fake rich ass niggas who really ain’t shit. Teachers be mad annoying. Seniors be tryna finger freshmen girls on the third floor stairs and shit. Like what the fuck?

Them westinghouse kids be tryna dress like they on fashion runway like what the fuck?

by Realchicagonigga September 28, 2019


just to be sure it's Westinghouse

Means the same as the phrase, "just to be sure"; the "it's Westinghouse" part originated from television commercials for Westinghouse Electric in the 1950s, who's catchphrase was, "You can be sure, if it's Westinghouse".

{Craig}: Hey Paul, did you remember to charge your wheelchair today?
{Paul}: I think so but let me check just to be sure it's Westinghouse.

by Telephony July 29, 2014