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westinghouse

verb. westinghoused; westinghousing: fr. name of American inventor George Westinghouse. To put a person to death in an electric chair (which in early embodiments were operated from an AC power supply). The attachment of Mr. Westinghouse's name to the electric chair was a form of negative advertizing devised by Thomas Edison.
"The Rosenbergs were westinghoused at Sing Sing Prison yesterday for treason, and the bodies were sent to the morgue in nine-dollar pine caskets."
westinghouse by Carl Willis January 19, 2006
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Westinghouse kids 

The bitches that go here be dressing like they rich. Bitches be fake fighting over them fake rich ass niggas who really ain’t shit. Teachers be mad annoying. Seniors be tryna finger freshmen girls on the third floor stairs and shit. Like what the fuck?
Them westinghouse kids be tryna dress like they on fashion runway like what the fuck?
Westinghouse kids by Realchicagonigga September 27, 2019

Westinghouse kids ! 

Westinghouse is a school full of bummy ass stank ass kidss 😂😂😂👌🏾 !! All the 8th graders are bops !! the girls are messy asfk n be Alr fucking , the boys be lowkey gay n fuckin more than girls n can’t fight ..
them Westinghouse kids ! bad asfk ain’t they ..
Westinghouse kids ! by akiyahhariel December 22, 2023

just to be sure it's Westinghouse 

Means the same as the phrase, "just to be sure"; the "it's Westinghouse" part originated from television commercials for Westinghouse Electric in the 1950s, who's catchphrase was, "You can be sure, if it's Westinghouse".
{Craig}: Hey Paul, did you remember to charge your wheelchair today?
{Paul}: I think so but let me check just to be sure it's Westinghouse.

Westinghoused

To be electrocuted or killed by an AC current. During the war of the currents Thomas Edison would electrocute and kill animals in an effort to make AC currents look dangerous when compared to his DC currents.
They westinghoused some punk up in the pen today.
Westinghoused by Davasso October 2, 2008

westinghousing 

Westinghousing was a late 19th century slang term for the death penalty administered by electrocution in the electric chair. This term is attributed to Thomas Edison by some historians. Edison advocated a direct current system and Westinghouse advocated an alternating current system. Edison suggested alternating current be used for electrocution because he felt AC was more likely to be lethal. Edison sought to discredit Westinghouse by this use of AC.
They will be westinghousing Bill Smith in Sing-Sing tommorow. He'll be fried when they give him the volts.
westinghousing by T. Dowling February 29, 2008
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