Waitron

[Jerome Foster]

waitron/patron



----- Original Message -----
From: "dumasb" <dumasb at UTK.EDU>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: Waitron


> Jane Parker wrote:
> >When I lived in Minneapolis MN in the mid-'80 the term waitron was
> >commonly used
> >instead of waiter/waitress in the want ads and by the waitrons
themselves.
> >People laughed at me (even some linguistic professors) when I went
> >to gradschool
> >in IN.  I have not seen or heard it used since.  Is anyone else familiar
with
> >this term?    I think is was sort of a gender neutral combo of waitress
and
> >automaton.
>
> I am sure I heard it approximately twice ... in the mid-to-late 70s.
>
> Bethany
>
>