Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) wrote to Pierre S. Dupont de Nemours on April 24, 1816: "Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits…
"Riverdalian” is the name of an inhabitant of Riverdale, in the borough of the Bronx. The name “Riverdalian” has been cited in print since at least 1871. . Wikipedia: Riverdale,…
"Greenwich Villager” is the name of an inhabitant of Greenwich Village, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Greenwich Villager” has been cited in print since at least 1887. The term…
"Inwoodite” is the name of an inhabitant of Inwood, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Inwoodite” has been cited in print since at least 1929. Wikipedia: Inwood, ManhattanInwood is…
"Chelseaite” is the name of an inhabitant of Chelsea, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Chelseaite” has been cited in print since at least 1935. An inhabitant of Chelsea has also…
"Chelsean” is the name of an inhabitant of Chelsea, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Chelsean” has been cited in print since at least 1939, when a neighborhood newspaper titled The…
"Murray Hiller” is the name of an inhabitant of Murray Hill, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Murray Hiller” has been cited in print since at least 1870. Wikipedia: Murray Hill,…
"Woodsider” is the name of an inhabitant of Woodside, in the borough of Queens. The name “Woodsider” has been cited in print since at least 1882. Wikipedia: Woodside, QueensWoodside is a…
"Sunnysider” is the name of an inhabitant of Sunnyside, in the borough of Queens. The name “Sunnysider” has been cited in print since at least 1923. Wikipedia: Sunnyside, QueensSunnyside…
"Jamaican” is the name of an inhabitant of Jamaica, in the borough of Queens. The name “South Jamaican” (for South Jamaica, Queens) has been cited in print since at least 1980.…
"Astorian” is the name of an inhabitant of Astoria, in the borough of Queens. The name “Astorian” has been cited in print since at least 1876. The city of Astoria, Oregon, was also named…
"Flatbusher” is the name of an inhabitant of the Flatbush, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Flatbusher” has been cited in print since at least 1842. The Brooklyn Dodgers (also…
"Boweryite" is the name of an inhabitant of the Bowery, in the borough of Manhattan. The name "Boweryite" has been cited in print since at least 1857. The term…
"Tribecan" is the name of an inhabitant of Tribeca (Triangle Below Canal Street), in the borough of Manhattan. The name "Tribecan" has been cited in print since at least 1980.…
The National Pork Board and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2013 created new names for cuts of pork; the new names -- such as "porterhouse chop," "T-bone chop,"…
The film The Paper Chase (1973) involved a Harvard-type law school. Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. (played by the actor John Houseman) said to his first-year law students: "The study of…
"Red Hooker" is the name of an inhabitant of Red Hook, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name "Red Hooker" has been cited in print since at least 1870. "Red Hooker" is…
The boroughs of both Brooklyn and Queens are known for their cemeteries. The writer Irwin Shaw (1913-1984) wrote in the short story, "Borough of Cemeteries," in The New Yorker, August 13,…
"Park Sloper" is the name of an inhabitant of Park Slope, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name "Park Sloper" has been cited in print since at least 1907. Wikipedia: Park Slope,…
"Baysider" is the name of an inhabitant of Bayside, in the borough of Queens. The name "Baysider" has been cited in print since at least 1911. The Baysider is also the name of a…