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Originally an advertising slogan for Wheaties breakfast cereal. Used ironically in Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions to refer to a martini.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Beer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy. Full definition →
Originally an advertising slogan for Wheaties breakfast cereal. Used ironically in Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions to refer to a martini.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.