The Big Apple:

An etymological dictionary

Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.

Tiramisunami (tiramisu + tsunami)

"Tiramisu" (a coffee-flavoured Italian dessert) and "tsunami" (a series of waves in a water body) are two foreign language words that are sometimes combined to form…

Hollar-peño (holler + jalapeño)

Jalapeño peppers are hot, and some have called them "holler-peño" or "hollar-peño." "jack house in the box with curley fries and some hollarpeno popperz" was posted…

Holler-peño (holler + jalapeño)

Jalapeño peppers are hot, and some have called them "holler-peño" or "hollar-peño." "jack house in the box with curley fries and some hollarpeno popperz" was posted…