What is "Wong Foo"

~Wong Foo~

Pronunciation: wong FOO
Function: verbpast 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!"