Definition

Quality Food Centers—a Kroger-owned grocery chain haunting the Pacific Northwest. If you've worked retail there, you understand why it's simultaneously a job and a character-building experience.

Example Usage

I picked up a shift at QFC yesterday and my soul left my body by hour three.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=QFC&defid=1029840)

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