Chuck E. Disease’s (Chuck E. Cheese’s nickname)
Chuck E. Cheese's is a pizza chain of family entertainment centers. The Chuck E. Cheese's nickname of "Chuck E. Disease's" has been cited in print since at least 2005.…
Scrubway (Subway nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P.Subway Wikipedia: Subway (restaurant)Subway is an American fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches (subs) and salads. It is owned and…
Shop-and-Frisk (shop + stop-and-frisk)
"Stop-and_frisk" is a controversial New York City program that stops and frisks citizens, usually at random; there usually is no specific crime that is being investigated. The…
Muppetry (muppet + puppetry)
Entry in progress -- B.P. "muppet" The Telegraph (UK)What would Kermit make of such muppetry?Goldman Sachs needn’t fear copyright lawyers, but they might need to smooth-talk their…
Miscvegeneation or Misvegenation (miscegenation + vegetation/vegetable)
Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report discussed the "TomTato" (a hybrid tomato-potato plant) on the show of October 24, 2013. Colbert was against the…
Monkey Court (monkey business + kangaroo court)
"Monkey court" is an infrequently used term, usually simply a mistake for the term "kangaroo court" -- any official proceeding where fair rules and impartial justice aren't…
Gourmet Gas Station (gourmet food + gas station)
A "gourmet gas station" (gourmet food + gas station) is a place where motorists can get gasoline and have fine dining as well. The term is somewhat awkward -- a "gourmet gas…
Bushwickan (inhabitant of Bushwick, Brooklyn)
"Bushwickan” is the name of an inhabitant of Bushwick, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Bushwickan” has been cited in print since at least 2009. "Bushwickan" is…
“Any woman can have the body of a 21-year-old, as long as she buys him a few drinks first”
"Any woman can have the body of a 21-year-old, as long as she buys him a few drinks first" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on gift items, such as bumper stickers and…
“Carpe Vino” (seize the wine)
"Carpe Vino" (seize the wine) is a modern Latin saying, after the popular Latin saying "carpe diem" (seize the day). "Carpe Vino" has been cited in print since at…
“Wine me up and watch me go”
"Wine me up (and watch me go!)" -- a pun on "wind me up" -- is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, posters and bumper stickers.…
Shitcoin (shit + bitcoin)
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that was first introduced in 2009. The obvious bitcoin nickname of "shitcoin" was first cited on Twitter on June 2, 2011. The use of "shitcoin" is…
Bourye (bourbon + rye)
"Bourye" (bourbon + rye whiskey) is a name invented by High West Distillery & Saloon (Park City, UT) and trademarked with a first use from October 15, 2009. High West trademarked…
Rochester: Flower City (nickname)
An early nickname for Rochester was "Flour City" because of its role in the production and transportation of flour. "Rochester, the great flour city" was cited in an 1847…
Troy: Laundryville (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Troy, New YorkTroy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the…
Albany: Politicana (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Albany, New YorkAlbany (Listeni/ˈɔːlbəniː/) is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New…
Buffalo: City of Good Neighbors (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo /ˈbʌfəloʊ/ is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the…
City of the Hour (Dallas nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: DallasDallas /ˈdæləs/ is the ninth-largest city in the United States and the third-largest city in the state of Texas. The bulk of the city is in Dallas…
Buffalo: Nickel City (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo /ˈbʌfəloʊ/ is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the…
Harlem Apple (cocktail)
The "Harlem Apple" cocktail was created by Nils Noren and Marcus Samuelsson (of Harlem's Red Rooster, at 310 Lenox Avenue) for Self Help Africa's New York Change-Maker's…