“Avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high”
Parking tickets are usually --but not always -- placed under windshield wipers. "Avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high" is a jocular parking saying that has been printed on…
Parking tickets are usually --but not always -- placed under windshield wipers. "Avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high" is a jocular parking saying that has been printed on…
"ASAP" usually means "As Soon As Possible." Some people joke that that they will arrive ASAP -- "As Stoned As Possible." "ASAP As Stoned As Possible" was…
"Awesome has a flavor and it's name is coffee" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Awesome has a flavor and its name is coffee. #coffee…
"Awesome sauce" and "cool beans" are two slang terms that are sometimes paired together. "'intern hannah' apparently had cool beans and awesome sauce for lunch!…
The ACT (originally "American College Testing") is a test that helps students enter college. The ACT test has been given the backronymic (back acronym) nickname "Another Crappy…
"A Genuine Texas Town" is the nickname of the small town of Rotan in Fisher County. The slogan appears on T-shirts and mugs. (The other Texas towns are not genuine?) Handbook of Texas…
The city of Paris, Texas constructed a 65-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower in 1993. A red cowboy hat rests at the top of the tower. Paris has used the slogan "A great place to hang your…
À la minute is a French cooking term meaning "at a minute." Restaurants that prepare food à la minute prepare food when it is ordered, and often such foods are prepared in front of the…
The famous Saul Steinberg 1976 New Yorker cartoon was called "A View of the World from Ninth Avenue," not "A New Yorker's View of the World." The "view of the…
The Dallas Cowboys football team has plenty of fans, but also plenty of people who like to root against the team. The "ABC" nickname -- "Anybody But the Cowboys" or "Anyone…
Chardonnay became so popular -- to the detriment of other wines -- that some people insisted on ordering "ABC," or "Anything But Chardonnay." "Anything But Cabernet"…
"CNNBCBS (a division of ABC)" was featured on the "Lisa's Wedding" segment of the animated television sitcom The Simpsons, with the airdate March 19, 1995.…
The Abilene Reporter-News was founded in 1881, three months after Abilene was founded. "Distorter" is a common newspaper nicknamed for "Reporter," and the paper has been…
"Abilenian" is the name of an inhabitant of Abilene, Texas. The name "Abilenian" has been cited in print since at least 1890. Wikipedia: Abilene, TexasAbilene ( /ˈæbəliːn/…
THE BIG APPLE. An etymological dictionary (over 36,000 entries) investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases, specializing in modern slang, neologisms, nicknames,…
John Catsimatidis was running in the Republican primary for New York City mayor in 2013 when he was asked about transportation options. Catsimatiidis came out in favor of a new monorail system,…
The People's Cube blog, on October 18, 2013, posted the satirical story, "Oklahoma to change name to Abovetexas." The term "Oklahoma" is not politically correct, but…
American Airlines (AA) is a United States airline that was founded in 1930 as American Airways. The AA nickname of "Always Awful" has been cited in print since at least 1991 and…
The Associated Press (AP) is a news agency founded in 1846 and headquartered in New York City. The derogatory AP nickname of "Absolutely Pathetic" has been cited in print since at least…
Entry in progress -- B.P. "banana republic" Wikipedia: Absurdistan Absurdistan is a term sometimes used to satirically describe a country in which absurdity is the norm, especially in its…