"Bandit signs" have been a problem throughout Texas. The "bandit" signs appear illegally on street poles advertising to repair credit, sell your house, stop a foreclosure, et…
"Bandits' Roost" was located at 59 Mulberry Street. It was destroyed in the 1890s to create Mulberry Bend Park, now known as Columbus Park. The name "Bandits' Roost,"…
A band that plays music at various functions (such as weddings) usually doesn't eat what the invited guests do. Sandwiches are often provided for the band, and these have been called…
A "bang point" is a point in time when the bond market believes that a country (such as the United States or Greece) can no longer pay its bills. A "bang point" is a sort of…
Bánh mì is a Vietnamese sandwich, served in a French baguette and often containing a pork filling. Pickled carrots, daikon, onions, cilantro, and mayonnaise are also usually included in the…
A "bank holiday" is a day when the bank is normally open (such as a weekday), but when it's closed instead. Bank holidays in the United States usually occur on federal holidays, such…
Bank of America is one of the Big Four of America's banks (along with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo). The nicknames "Bank of Amerika" (indicating a communist influence)…
Bank of America is one of the Big Four of America's banks (along with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo). Bank of America was nicknamed "Bank of Apartheid" since at least…
Bank of America is one of the Big Four of America's banks (along with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo). Critics of Bank of America have given it the unflattering nickname of…
The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) was founded in 1972 and was raided by government authorities in July 1991. BCCI's world-famous nickname in 1991 was "Bank of Crooks…
Bank of America is one of the Big Four of America's banks (along with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo). The United States of America has been called "Failmerica" (fail +…
The term "Japandemonium" (Japan + pandemonium) had been used before, but the financial blog Testosterone Pit coined "Bank of Japandemonium" (Bank of Japan + pandemonium) on…
The "Bank of Mom and Dad" is a humorous expression for a parent lending (or giving) money to a child. The Bank of Mom and Dad is often a necessary place to go for a young person with no…
A "bank run" is a "run on a/the bank," when panicked bank customers demand their money before a seeming bank collapse. Deposit insurance protections in the United States (put in…
"Bank speak" is bank lingo that bankers understand, but many customers don't. "Bank speak" has been cited in print since at least 1983. "Bank speak" was…
City National Bank was founded in 1954 and is based in Los Angeles, California. City National has been dubbed "bank to the stars" since at least 1990 because of its connections to the…
A "bankageddon" (bank + Armageddon) occurs when banks are unstable; there are bank runs and subsequent bank holidays (closures). The term "Bankageddon" (capitalized) has been…
"Bankenstein" (bank + Frankenstein monster) can refer to a scary, Frankenstein monster-like bank -- or to a banker at such a bank. Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus (1822) is a…
At least six suspicious deaths of bankers occurred in early 2014. It was unclear if the deaths were suicides or homicides, and it was also unclear if the deaths were connected to form a pattern --…
"Bankerette" is an infrequent and usually jocular term for a female banker. The term "bankerette" has been cited in print since 1919. (Oxford English Dictionary)-ette,…