Table Vultures

People trying to find a table to sit at in a crowded coffee shop. They will often circle the coffee shop repeatedly while looking for a place to sit and will hover buzzard-like near the table of someone who looks like they might be about to leave.

In Seattle’s popular coffee shops it’s common for customers (often with laptop computers), to sit at their tables for hours making it hard for other people to find a free table to sit at.

"The other day I was writing at Cafe Solstice in the U District. It was full and the second I started packing up I could see a couple table vultures hovering, just waiting for me to leave."

Table Vultures by Cryptolexicographer December 5, 2013

Table Vulture 

A word used to describe a person who circles people who appear to be leaving a busy restaurant so that they can sit down and enjoy their food. Parents often send their kids out as Table Vultures while the parent orders food.

*restaurant name* is always filled with Table Vultures on weekends.

Table Vulture by Sorry for stealing this name:/ October 11, 2017

Vulture Table

The table or area in an office where people bring food or snacks for others to eat up or take home.

Example 1:
Office Mate 1: We have all these extra pizza slices and cake from the McGyver's birthday party, what should we do?

Office Mate 2: Just put them on the vulture table. One of those fat cows will eat them up or take them home.

Vulture Table by davidhockney January 19, 2012