weeded

adj. busy, swamped, in the weeds. Subjects: English, Food & Drink

Editorial Note: This term appears to be specific to the restaurant business.

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Citations: 1995 [wanderson@nwu.edu (William J. Anderson)] Usenet: alt.games.marathon (Feb. 17) “Re: Top Ten Signs You’ve Been Playing Marathon Too Long”: I’m a waiter at TGI Friday’s. “Weeded” is jargon for being so busy you can’t even think of what you came into the kitchen to get. As in “in the weeds” like you’re “swimming” (another useful bit of nomeclature for the same thing) in a lake, and being tangled in seaweed. 1997 [The Bote Man] Usenet: alt.food.waffle-house (May 14) “Closest W.H. to D.C.”: The poor old waitress was getting weeded with only 3 tables including me; she was at the end of a double shift I think. 2000 Anthony Bourdain Kitchen Confidential (May 22) p. 223: Weeded means “in the weeds.” 2002 [Jina] @ Houston, Texas B4-U-Eat (July 24) “Cheddar’s”: I have been to this restaurant several times. Service is not always great, but they are so incredibly busy that I am pretty forgiving. However, my most recent visit was incredibly frustrating. The waiter was severly “weeded.” He spent a lot of time in the kitchen and was rarely to be seen on the floor.

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