I didn't know it, but I'm a blogron.

Waitron

noun

Definition:

U.S. occupations ( slang ) Same as waiter (sense 1)

[Late 20th century. Blend of waiter or waitress and automaton, suggesting mechanical repetitive work]

I was sitting in my office today (ok, I was on the toilet, I regard it as my office, I do my best thinking there, even though Mocha-momma mocks me about it), reading the paper, and came upon this word. It was in a gossip columnist's site, which I don't ordinarily read; but, I saw a reference to author Vince Flynn, whose books I've read, so I gave it a look. She made reference to a story that some sort of other quasi-celebrity had told about a stupid thing that a waitron had said at a restaurant he was at.

I had to read the whole thing again. I had never heard of a waitron. Just where in this idiotic wide world of sports did this word get coined. Uncle Ben, did you do this before the 'overdookie' word. Is there really a need for a different word beside waiter or waitress, depending on the gender of the employee?

I'm going to start a contest; the first person that comes up to our table at a restaurant and says "Hello, I'm (insert name) and I'll be your waitron tonight," I'm gonna give them a %50 tip.