YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard)
"YIMBY" (Yes In My Back Yard) is the opposite of NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard). YIMBY supports development; NIMBY opposes development. "YIMBY" has been cited in print since at…
“Now he belongs to the ages” (at Abraham Lincoln’s death)
"Now he belongs to the ages" is supposedly what Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (1814-1869) said on Saturday morning, 7:22 a.m., April 15, 1865, upon the death of U.S. President Abraham…
Faketriot (fake + patriot)
"Faketriot" (fake + patriot) is said about someone who poses falsely as a patriot. "Faketriot Act" was cited in print in 2005. "Faketriots" was cited in 2007 about…
Operation American Spring (#AmericanSpring)
"American Spring" has been mentioned infrequently since at least early 2011, after the Arab Spring revolutions that began in December 2010. The Twitter term #AmericanSpring became popular…
Choc-block (chocolate + block)
"Choc-block" (chocolate + block) is to be blocked from having chocolate; the term "choc-block" is similar to "cock-block" (to be blocked from having sex).…
“Let’s convict the son-of-a-bitch in the press. That’s the way it’s done”
Daniel Ellsberg (a former U.S. military analyst) released the Pentagon Papers about the Vietnam War to the New York (NY) Times in 1971. U.S. President Richard Nixon (1913-1994) was so angered by…
Still Not Laughing (Saturday Night Live or SNL backronym)
Saturday Night Live (SNL) has broadcast live from New York City on NBC television on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. Not everyone thinks that SNL's sketch comedy is funny. SNL has been…
Meat Cloud
"Meat cloud" is a condition that affected the New York Times building from Wolfgang's Steakhouse; The Newspaper Guild of New York released on March 11, 2014, "'Meat…
Dreadmill (dread + treadmill)
The treadmill is a popular piece of exercise equipment; those who don't like the treadmill have nicknamed it "dreadmill" (dread + treadmill). "Dreadmill" has been cited in…
Bleisure (business + leisure)
"Bleisure" (business + leisure) is a buzzword in the travel industry. "Bleisure" has been cited in print since at least 2008 and made many newspaper and magazine articles in…
“If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under”
U.S. President Ronald Reagan said at a prayer breakfast in Dallas on August 23, 1984: "Without God, there is no virtue, because there's no prompting of the conscience. Without God,…
Yellow Dog or Yellow Dawg or Yaller Dawg (gold nickname)
Gold is sometimes nicknamed "yellow dog" or "yellow dawg" or "yaller dawg." "Not bad considering everyone was slamming the yellow dawg" was cited in print in…
Bud and Breakfast (marijuana bud + bed and breakfast)
When recreational marijuana became legal in states, the traditional "bed and breakfast" became a "bud and breakfast," with marijuana part of the appeal. ""We are going…
“Support our troops—We’ll need them to overthrow our government”
"Support our troops -- We'll need them to overthrow our government" is a popular bumper sticker saying. "Support our troops.....we need them to overthrow our government!"…
All Day I Dream About Sports (Adidas backronym)
Adidas manufactures sports shoes and sports clothing. The company name is from its founder, Adolf Dassler. ("Adi" is a nickname for Adolf and "Das" is from "Dassler.")…
“Sprint to the podium” (player draft expression)
Professional sports clubs hold a player draft; they select players by submitting a draft card to the podium when it's their turn to draft. It often happens that when a team's draft time…
Con-a-sewer (connoisseur)
"Con-a-sewer" is a jocular spelling of "connoisseur." A "con-a-sewer" might have discriminating tastes, but "connoisseur" might be too highfalutin to…
“Legalize gay marijuana”
"Legalize gay marijuana/weed" is a nonsense saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts and bumper stickers. The saying combines "legalize gay marriage"…
“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs”
"Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs" is printed on many posters, with credit to American businessman Farrah Gray. "If you don't build your own…
“The dollar votes more times than the man”
"The dollar votes more times than the man" means that one person has only one vote, but one rich person can use his or her money to influence the vote many times. American political…