Pronunciation:
wong FOO
Function: verb
past tense: wong fooed
taken from the film "To
Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar"
the act of temporarily turning a
dreary, nearly uninhabitable room (hotel, motel, etc) into a place worthy to stay by the use of fabrics (normally brightly coloured), appropriate furniture placement, pictures, etc.
This is exemplified approximately 45 minutes into the movie.
"
Imagine our surprise when we got to the
hotel room and it was actually very nice inside. We didn't even have to
WONG FOO it!"