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Skyr
Skyr is an Icelandic fresh dairy product made from strained skimmed milk; technically a cheese despite its yogurt-like eating, it has been made in Iceland for over a thousand years.
Slavica Ecclestone
Slavica Ecclestone, née Slavica Radić (born 1958, Rijeka), Croatian-born former Armani fashion model, second wife of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone from 1985 to 2009, mother of Tamara and Petra, and beneficiary of the Liechtenstein Bambino trust.
Slazenger
Slazenger, British sporting goods brand founded 1881 by Ralph and Albert Slazenger; Wimbledon official ball supplier since 1902, world's longest-running sports sponsorship; owned by Frasers Group since 2004; sells tennis, cricket, golf, hockey, and swimming gear.
Sleeve garter
A sleeve garter, also known as an arm garter, is an elastic band worn above the elbow to hold a shirt sleeve at a set length.
Sleeveless shirt
Sleeveless shirt, also called tank top (UK: vest, Australia: singlet), is a shirt without sleeves, made sleeveless or cut off. Styles include tank top, muscle shirt, and A-shirt; the term tank top dates to 1968.
Sliced bread
Sliced bread, pre-cut and wrapped loaves first sold July 7, 1928 by Chillicothe Baking Co., Missouri, using Otto Rohwedder's automatic bread-slicing machine; source of the phrase "best thing since sliced bread" and banned briefly in 1943.
Slick Woods
Slick Woods, born Simone Thompson (1996), American model and actor discovered by Ash Stymest in LA; face of Fenty Beauty, walked Savage x Fenty nine months pregnant in 2018, melanoma survivor.
Slim Jim (snack food)
Slim Jim is an American spicy processed-meat snack stick brand made from beef, pork, and mechanically separated chicken. Created by Adolph Levis (accounts date it 1928, 1929, or the 1940s), sold to General Mills in 1967, owned by Conagra Brands since 1998, famous for the Macho Man slogan.
Slip-on shoe
Slip-on shoe (スリッポン): any laceless shoe, from loafers to Vans Classic Slip-On and Chelsea boots, held on by elastic gores or last shape; defined by customs, history of the loafer, fit and foot-health guidance.
Slivovitz
Slivovitz (šljivovica, śliwowica, slivovice) is a central and eastern European plum brandy distilled from fermented damson plums, 40–60% ABV, a generic EU name, Serbia's national drink.
Sloe gin
Sloe gin: a red British liqueur made by steeping tart blackthorn (sloe) berries in gin with sugar; legally a liqueur at minimum 25% ABV, traditionally served at Christmas and in the Sloe Gin Fizz.
Sloppy joe
Sloppy joe: American hot sandwich of ground beef simmered in tangy tomato-based sauce on a hamburger bun; also called BBQ or tavern sandwich regionally, distinct from the sauceless Iowa loose meat sandwich and from New Jersey's cold triple-decker namesake.
Slow cooker
Slow cooker: countertop electric appliance cooking food at 170–280°F over hours; also called Crock-Pot, the 1971 Rival rebrand of Irving Naxon's patented 1940 Naxon Beanery, inspired by Jewish Sabbath cholent.
Slow Food
Slow Food is a global grassroots movement and NGO founded in Italy in 1986 by Carlo Petrini after a protest against a McDonald's near Rome's Spanish Steps; its 1989 Paris manifesto launched an international movement for "good, clean and fair" food, Presidia biodiversity projects, and eco-gastronomy in over 160 countries.
Slurpee
Slurpee, 7-Eleven's frozen carbonated slush drink, debuted in 1966 after the chain licensed Omar Knedlik's ICEE machine technology in 1965; sugar and CO2 keep it slushy, and July 11 is Free Slurpee Day.
Small beer
Small beer: weak English beer, about 0.75–3% ABV, the staple drink from medieval times to the 19th century, brewed from second runnings of a mash; source of the idiom for something trifling.
Smart casual
Smart casual: a dress code for neat, professional-looking but fairly informal clothing, between casual and business dress. American origin, first recorded 1920–25; joined by business casual in the 1950s; meaning varies by venue and employer.
Smarties
Smarties: Nestlé's candy-coated milk chocolate, created by Rowntree's in 1882 as Chocolate Beans, renamed Smarties 1937; distinct from the American dextrose wafer candy sold as Rockets in Canada.
Smarties (tablet candy)
Smarties (tablet candy), US pressed-dextrose tablets by Smarties Candy Company (founded 1949 as Ce De Candy), six flavors, 25 calories per roll, vegan and gluten-free; sold in Canada as Rockets, distinct from Nestlé's chocolate Smarties.
Smash burger
A smash burger is a thin beef patty, tracing to early 20th-century American diners, cooked on a hot griddle. The meat must reach 160°F internally for safe doneness.
Smashburger
Smashburger, also called Smashburger restaurant chain, is a Denver-based American fast casual burger chain founded in 2007 by Tom Ryan, known for griddle-smashed Certified Angus Beef patties, SmashFries, and full ownership by the Philippines' Jollibee Group.
Smetana (dairy product)
Smetana (сметана, śmietana, smotana) is a Central and Eastern European fermented cream, a sour cream relative made with mesophilic lactococci, typically 10–42% fat, heat-stable in cooking, defined by Russian GOST standards.
Śmigus-dyngus
Śmigus-dyngus, also lany poniedziałek or Wet Monday, is the Polish Easter Monday custom of dousing people with water and switching with willow branches; first recorded in the 1420 Poznań synod decree, celebrated in Buffalo's Dyngus Day parade.
Smirnoff
Smirnoff (originally Smirnov, Смирнов) is Diageo's vodka brand, founded by Pyotr Smirnov in 1864, relaunched after the Russian Revolution, and the world's bestselling vodka with 40-plus bottlings including No. 21 and Smirnoff Ice.
Smiski
Smiski (スミスキー) is a Japanese glow-in-the-dark blind box figurine brand by Dreams Inc., launched August 2015 with Series 1; each series has 6 regular designs plus 1 secret figure, priced at 1,210 yen including tax.
Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods (Nasdaq: SFD), founded 1936 in Smithfield, Virginia, is a major American packaged meats and fresh pork producer, majority owned by WH Group, public since its January 2025 IPO, with brands including Smithfield, Eckrich, and Nathan's Famous.
Smithwick's
Smithwick's (pronounced Smiddicks) is an Irish red ale founded in 1710 by John Smithwick and Richard Cole in Kilkenny, Ireland; brewed there 300 years, taken over by Guinness in 1964-1965, now a Diageo brand.
Smoke point
The smoke point, also called the burning point, is the temperature at which a cooking oil or fat begins to emit visible smoke as it thermally degrades.
Smoking (cooking)
Smoking (cooking) is slow, indirect cooking over wood smoke, done hot or cold (cold about 18-25 °C), that preserves and flavors meat, fish, and cheese while raising PAH and Listeria concerns.
Smoking jacket
Smoking jacket: a men's thigh-length velvet or brocade lounging jacket with shawl collar and frogging, worn after dinner to shield clothes from tobacco smoke; ancestor of the dinner jacket and of Yves Saint Laurent's 1966 Le Smoking.