Billennial (bilingual + millennial)
"Billennial" (bilingual + millennial) was popularized by Univision on July 31, 2014. The term usually refers to a Hispanic bilingual millennial (someone born between the early 1980s and…
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Billionaire Beanstalk (luxury skyscraper)
Justin Davidson of New York magazine coined "billionaire beanstalk" (luxury skyscraper) in an architecture review on September 15, 2013: "In theory, developers of these…
Billionaire Capital of the World
The "billionaire(s) capital of the world" is the city where the most billionaires live. This is not always New York City, although New York is usually in the top five. Forbes (an American…
Billionaire Pie (Furr’s cafeterias)
Billionaire Pie is a specialty of Furr's cafeteria. Furr's began in New Mexico, but has many locations in Texas and throughout the Southwest. Furr's also offers a Millionaire Pie.…
Billionaire’s Belt
Michael Gross, author of books about 740 Park Avenue and 15 Central Park West, dubbed the area of midtown Manhattan between 57th and 59th Streets as the "Billionaire's Belt" in…
Billy Goat Date Cake (Billy Goat Cookies)
"Billy Goats" are date cookies or date cakes. Some versions claim that the name comes from a time when a woman put the dish on a window sill to cool -- where it was eaten by the…
BIN (Born In Nacogdoches)
Nacogdoches is a small town; people who were born there take pride in their identity. "BIN" stands for "Born In Nacogdoches," cited in print from at least 1999. The city of…
Binghamton, Johnson City, Endicott: Triple Cities
Several cities have been called "Twin Cities." Columbus (GA), Phenix City (AL) and Girard (AL) were called 'Triple Cities" by at least the 1890s. The western New York cities of…
Binghamton: Bingo (nickname)
The city of Binghamton, New York, is sometimes nicknamed "Bingo." Most likely, the nickname is derived from the "bing" in the name "Binghamton." Binghamton had a…
Binghamton: Carousel Capital of the World (nickname)
Binghamton, in Broome County, New York, is called the "Carousel Capital of the World." George F. Johnson (1857-1948), a shoe manufacturer in the Triple Cities area, donated six carousels…
Binghamton: Parlor City (nickname)
Binghamton, the county seat of Broome County, New York, has had the nickname "Parlor City" since August 13, 1873, when the Scranton (PA) Daily Times called Binghamton the "Parlor…
Binghamton: Spiedie
The "spiedie" is an Endicott-Binghamton specialty, brought to the area by immigrants from Italy. The "spiedi" or "spiedie" (pronounced "speedy") began with…
Binghamton: Valley of Opportunity (nickname)
Many places have advertised themselves as a "Valley of Opportunity." Bitterroot Valley, in southwestern Montana, advertised that it was a "Valley of Opportunity" in 1907.…
Bingo (game)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Bingo (U.S.)Bingo is a game of chance played with different randomly drawn numbers which players match against numbers that have been pre-printed on 5×5…
Biocrat (biology + bureaucrat)
"Biocracy" (biology + -cracy) was coined in 1933 by Dr. William Bradford Cannon (1871-1945) of Harvard Medical School. According to an article in the February 10, 1933 Harvard Crimson,…
Biostitute (biologist + prostitute)
A "biostitute" (biologist + prostitute) is a person who works for an industry such as Big Ag (agriculture), Big Oil, Big Pharma (pharmaceuticals) or Big Tobacco and is paid to defend the…
Bir Zeit on the Hudson (Columbia University)
Columbia University has become known for outspoken professors, many of whom are agressively anti-American and anti-Israel. "Bir Zeit on the Hudson" has become (to some critics) a nickname…
Birch Beer
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Birch beerBirch beer is a carbonated soft drink made from herbal extracts, usually from birch bark. It has a taste similar to root beer, with a slightly minty…
Bird Circuit (Manhattan gay bars with bird names)
The "bird circuit" of gay bars existed in Manhattan, along Third Avenue around the lower East 50s, after World War II. The bars had such names as the Blue Parrot (on East 53rd Street),…
Birdie (golf score)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Par (score)BirdieBirdie means scoring one under par (−1). This expression was coined in 1899, at the Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield, New Jersey. It…