Bus Festival
The New York Transit Museum hosts an annual "Bus Festival." It's very moving. http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mta/museum/New York Transit Museum12th Annual Bus FestivalCelebrating a Century…
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Bus Station of Airports (LaGuardia Airport nickname)
New York City's LaGuardia Airport reminds many people of a bus station (an unflattering comparison). LaGuardia has often been called the "Bus Station of Airports." "Laguardia…
Busboy or Bus Boy (“busing” tables)
The "busboy" (also "bus-boy" and "bus boy") does many tasks at a restaurant, such as cleaning dirty dishes off the table, setting the table, filling diners' water…
Bush League
The baseball terms "major league" and "big league" refer to the top professional league; these terms have been used outside of baseball as well, with a similar meaning.…
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…
Bushwicker (inhabitant of Bushwick, Brooklyn)
"Bushwicker” is the name of an inhabitant of Bushwick, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Bushwicker” has been cited in print since at least 1929. An inhabitant of Bushwick is also…
Bushwickian (inhabitant of Bushwick, Brooklyn)
"Bushwickian” is the name of an inhabitant of Bushwick, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Bushwickian” has been cited in print since at least 1909. An inhabitant of Bushwick is also…
Business Improvement District (BID)
The "Business Imrpovement District" (BID) idea started in the early 1980s and soon sprouted everywhere. Other cities across the country now have them. Area residents agree to an increased…
Buster Brown (United Parcel Service or UPS nickname)
The United Parcel Service (UPS) is a global package delivery company that was founded in 1907. UPS trucks are brown and a company trademark is "What can Brown do for you?" "Buster…
But It’s Not Google (Bing backronym)
Bing is a search engine that was introduced on May 28, 2009; its main competitor was the industry search engine leader, Google. The name "Bing" doesn't stand for anything --…
Butlersburg (Empire City Race Track nickname)
The Empire City Racetrack (now called Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino) was part of the "Big Apple" racing circuit in the 1920s. "Big Apple" was popularized by New York…
Butt Fumble (2012 NY Jets football fumble)
The New York Jets lost to the New England Patriots on November 22, 2012, by the score of 49-19. The lowlight of the game for the Jets came when quarterback Mark Sanchez ran into the rear end of…
Butt-chugging (alcohol enema)
The terms "alcohol enema" and "butt-chugging" were popularized in September 2012 (after an incident at the University of Tennessee) and on Comedy Central's The Daily Show…
Butter Penthouse (butter section of refrigerator)
Butter usually has its own place on a refrigerator door, and some have called this butter's "penthouse." This has been shown on several images. "I call this part of the fridge…
Butter-and-Egg Man
"Butter-and-egg man" has long thought to have been coined by nightclub queen Texas Guinan in 1924. She certainly did popularize it. In 1925, The Butter and Egg Man was the title of a…
Butterfield Effect (Butterfield Fallacy; Butterfield Paradox)
The "Butterfield effect" (sometimes called the 'Butterfield fallacy" or the "Butterfield paradoz") is named after former New York (NY) Times journalist Fox…
Butterfly Cut (cooking technique)
To "butterfly" a food (such as a steak) is to place it flat, cut it nearly in half starting from one side almost completely to the other, and to then open and spread the food out, as if…
Butterhorn (pastry)
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)butterhorn, n.A sweet rolled pastry made of butter and yeast dough, typically in the shape of a horn or crescent and glazed or topped with…
Buttermilk Channel
The "Buttermilk Channel" is an old term for the separation between Governors Island and Brooklyn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttermilk_ChannelThe Buttermilk Channel is a small tidal…
Buttermilk Dressing (Buttermilk Salad Dressing)
Buttermilk became widely used in salad dressings from the 1920s. By the 1950s and 1960s, recipes for "buttermilk (salad) dressing" became quite numerous in newspapers. In 1967, Hidden…