The Big Apple:

An etymological dictionary

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

Amtrash (Amtrak nickname)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Amtrak nicknames include "Amcrap," "Amcrash " and "Amquack." Wikipedia: AmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing…

Amcrap (Amtrak nickname)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Amtrak nicknames include "Amcrash," "Amquack" and "Amtrash." Wikipedia: AmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing…

Amcrash (Amtrak nickname)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Amtrak nicknames include "Amcrap," "Amquack" and "Amtrash." Wikipedia: AmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing…

Party Pooper

A "party pooper" is someone who leaves a party early, or who declines to participate in or to enjoy the party. In politics, a "party pooper" is someone who doesn't agree…

Melville: Hellville (nickname)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Melville, NYMelville is an affluent hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, in the United…

Montauk: The End (nickname)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Montauk, New YorkMontauk /ˈmɒntɔːk/ is a census-designated place (CDP) that includes the hamlet with the same name in the town of East Hampton in Suffolk…