Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
A joke is told about lawyer jokes: "The trouble with lawyer jokes is that lawyers don't think they're funny, and nobody else thinks they're jokes." This joke about lawyer…
"SOS" is a famous distress signal. In restaurant lingo, "SOS" means "sauce on the side" -- that is, sauce on the side of the plate and not directly on top of the food.…
"PMS" usually stands for premenstrual syndrome. In pizza shop lingo, a "PMS" pizza contains pepperoni, mushrooms and sausage. The name "PMS" for this pizza has been…
Steve's Ice Cream of Brooklyn introduced a flavor in 2011 called "Bklyn Blackout." The ice cream --an homage to Brooklyn's famous blackout cake -- is described as "Milk…
The philosophy of "too big to prosecute" means that some organizations are too important to the economy to completely dismantle. Although "too big to prosecute" has been cited…
A joke is told about lawyer jokes: "The trouble with lawyer jokes is that lawyers don't think they're funny, and nobody else thinks they're jokes." This joke about lawyer…
President Barack Obama nominated Jack Lew for Treasury secretary and made a few comments on his current Treasure secretary, Tim Geithner, on January 10, 2013: "On a personal note, Tim has been…
"Tasty Tuesday" is an eating/drinking slang name for a day of the week. Food and/or alcoholic drinks are sold on this day, often at a reduced price. “Tasty Tuesday” has been cited in…
"Tanked Tuesday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. Alcoholic drinks are sold on this day, often at a reduced price. “Tanked Tuesday” has been cited in print since at…
"Twisted Tuesday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. Alcoholic drinks are sold on this day, often at a reduced price. “Twisted Tuesday” has been cited in print since at…
"Sloppy Saturday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. Alcoholic drinks are sold on this day, often at a reduced price. “Sloppy Saturday” has been cited in print since at…
HSBC (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) is a global bank with many branches in New York City. In December 2012, HSBC was assessed a $1.9 billion penalty for money laundering. Jon Stewart…
"Smashed Saturday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. Alcoholic drinks are sold on this day, often at a reduced price. “Smashed Saturday” has been cited in print since at…
"Sloshed Saturday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. Alcoholic drinks are sold on this day, often at a reduced price. “Sloshed Saturday” has been cited in print since at…
"Trashed Tuesday" (or "Trashy Tuesday") is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. Alcoholic drinks are sold on this day, often at a reduced price. “Trashed Tuesday”…
"Shunday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. "Shunday" is a day when drinks are shunned. The term "Shunday" was listed as a day of an alcoholic's…
"Mojito Monday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. Mojito cocktails are served, often at a reduced price. "Mojito Monday" has been cited in print since at least…
"Moonshine Monday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. "Moonshine" often refers to any alcoholic drink, and on this day it's usually served at reduced prices.…
"Thirstday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. "Thirstday" usually (but not always) occurs on a Thursday, when many college parties start the weekend. Drinks on…
"Thirsday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. "Thirsday" is often simply a mispelling of "Thursday," but it's also a version of "thirst…