I don't know where the phrase comes from, but let's "stop the insanity." For a couple of years, I've been collecting uses of what I call the free-floating "Waldorf." That is, the word Waldorf attached to some other word or concept in order to give it some (Waldorf) meaning, whether it deserves it or not, whether it actually means anything or not. (For those who don't know, the word Waldorf in Waldorf school comes from the Independent Waldorf School, founded in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1919. It was so-called because it was, initially, a school for the education of the children of the employees of the Waldorf Astoria Cigarette Factory, although it quickly outgrew this clientelle. And, yes, the owners were the same family as the owners of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC. So, in the end, Waldorf salad and Waldorf school are, indeed, loosely connected.)
Here's the list. Feel free to add other examples in Comments, and I'll update periodically.
Waldorf Administrator
Waldorf Advocate
Waldorf Alliance
Waldorf Alumni
Waldorf Answer
Waldorf Approach
Waldorf Art(work)
Waldorf Child(ren)
Waldorf Crayon
Waldorf Critic(ism)
Waldorf Curriculum
Waldorf Development
Waldorf Doll
Waldorf Education
Waldorf Emphasis
Waldorf Family
Waldorf Festival
Waldorf Fundraising
Waldorf Furniture
Waldorf Grace
Waldorf Graduate
Waldorf History
Waldorf Home
Waldorf Homeschooling
Waldorf Initiative
Waldorf Inspired
Waldorf Kindergarten
Waldorf Library
Waldorf Life (skills)
Waldorf Math
Waldorf Method
Waldorf Movement
Waldorf Music
Waldorf Mythology
Waldorf Oriented
Waldorf Painting
Waldorf Parent
Waldorf Pedagogy
Waldorf Philosophy
Waldorf Prayer
Waldorf Pupil
Waldorf Resource
Waldorf Ritual
Waldorf Room
Waldorf School
Waldorf Science
Waldorf Student
Waldorf Treasure
Waldorf Trustee
Waldorf View (point of)
Waldorf World
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