Buzzard Boulevard (Broadway)
"Back to Broadway, otherwise known as Buzzard Boulevard," Broadway columnist Mark Hellinger (1903-1947) wrote in 1933. Hellinger meant that Broadway was full of buzzards -- human vultures…
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Buzzard’s Breath Chili
Buzzard's Breath Chili was the winning recipe at the CHili Appreciation Society's International Cookoff in Terlingua, Texas, in either 1971 or 1977 (the below accounts differ). The same…
Buzzetti
Coco Pazzeria (307 Spring Street in Manhattan) opened in 2021 and served, according to its menu, "Buzzetti - Open face 'mini calzone.'" "The menu offers buzzetti, which are…
BW3 (Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck nickname)
Buffalo Wild Wings is an American casual dining restaurant and sports bar franchise, founded in Ohio in 1982. It was originally called Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck (after "beef on weck"…
Bwanker (banker + wanker)
"Bwanker" (banker + wanker) is, like the word "wanker," more popular in the United Kingdom than in the United States. A "bwanker" is a banker who is a wanker (or…
BX (Bronx)
"BX" has long meant "the Bronx," but the hip-hop popularity of the term dates from the mid-late 1990s. "BK" has been used for Brooklyn. Urban Dictionarybxshort for the…
By Hammer and Hand All Arts Do Stand (Mercantile Library)
"By Hammer and Hand All Arts Do Stand" symbolizes the Mercantile Library. Its logo features an arm and hammer. The "by hammer and hand" slogan has been used in New York City…
BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag)
"BYOB" doesn't always stand for "Bring Your Own Bottle." "BYOB Bring Your Own Bag" has been printed on many images. Stores request customers to bring their own…
BYOB (Bring Your Own Bottle, Bring Your Own Beer); BYOL (Bring Your Own Liquor)
"BYOB" ("bring your own bottle" or "bring your own beer") and "BYOL" ("bring your own liquor") are initials that date back to the Prohibition…
BYOM (Bring Your Own Meat)
BYOM (Bring Your Own Meat) is a practice at some barbecues. The BBQ establishment lends the use of its smokers, but participants must bring their own meat (steaks, hamburgers, chicken, ribs, et…