Dagwood Sandwich
Entry in progress -- B.P. The long list of the names of sandwiches served on long rolls includes blimpie, bomber, Cuban (medianoche), garibaldi, gondola, grinder, hero, hoagie, Italian, jawbreaker,…
Alphebetical for "d"
Daily BS (Daily Beast nickname)
The Daily Beast is an American news website. Some critics have dubbed it the "Daily BS" (daily bullshit). "@thedailybeast The daily BS fight is exhausting" was posted on Twitter…
Daily Crapper (Daily Caller nickname)
Daily Caller is a conservative news and opinion website that was founded in 2010. Some critics have dubbed it "Daily Crapper." "They should just rename it 'The Daily…
Daily Fail (Daily Mail nickname)
ENtry in progress -- B.P.Daily Mail Wikipedia: Daily MailThe Daily Mail is a British daily conservative, middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published…
Daily Kooks (Daily Kos nickname)
The Daily Kos is a progressive political blog, founded in 2002 by Markos Moulitsas. The blog gets its name from the second syllable of the name "Markos." Critics of the blog have called…
Daily Least (Daily Beast nickname)
The Daily Beast is an American news website. Some critics have dubbed it the "Daily Least." "@TheDailyBeast considers Charlie Sheen quitting Twitter a Top 10 news story. The Daily…
Dairy 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…
Dakota
The "Dakota" apartment house, at West 72nd Street and Central Park West, is probably most famous today as the last residence of Beatle John Lennon. The building was finished in 1884. It…
Dallas (summary)
Are the city of Dallas and the county of Dallas named after two different people named Dallas? President James K. Polk and Vice President George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864; a former senator from…
Dallas County Jail Chili (Texas Prison Chili)
Dallas County Jail chili (or Texas prison chili) supposedly originated in the 1930s in the Dallas County Jail. Dallas Sheriff Smoot Schmid (sometimes spelled Smood or Schmidt) became famous for it.…
Dallas Crimes Herald (Dallas Times Herald nickname)
The Dallas Times Herald began in 1879 as the Dallas Daily Times, merging with the Dallas Daily Herald to become the Dallas Times Herald in 1888. The newspaper was a popular news source until 1991,…
Dallas Morning Snooze (Dallas Morning News nickname)
The Dallas Morning News began in 1885 and is the major daily newspaper for the Dallas area. The Morning News is one of top twenty largest circulation newspapers in the United States. The rival…
Dallas Palace
A "Dallas palace" is what is known to most of Texas as a "big hair house," and known to most of America as a "McMansion." The term "Dallas palace" is used in…
Dallas Phallus/ Ball/ Golf Ball/ Microphone/ Dandelion/ Circle Tower (Reunion Tower nickname)
The Reunion Tower (built in 1978) in Dallas is part of the Hyatt Regency hotel. The tower looks like a ball on a stick and has been called a "ball," a "golf ball," a…
Dallas Star (cocktail)
Trader Vic's is a chain of Polynesian-themed restaurants founded by Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (1902-1984). The restaurants were enormously popular in the 1950s and 1960s, during a Tiki…
Dallasite (inhabitant of Dallas)
"Dallasite" is the name of an inhabitant of Dallas, Texas. The name "Dallasite" has been cited in print since at least 1873. The name "Dallasonian" for an inhabitant…
Dallasonian (inhabitant of Dallas)
"Dallasonian” is the name of an inhabitant of Dallas, Texas. The name “Dallasonian” has been cited in print since at least 1932, but has been very rarely used. An inhabitant of Dallas is…
Dallass (Dallas nickname)
"Dallass" (or "DallASS") is a spelling for some people who do not like the city of Dallas or the Dallas Cowboys. It's sometimes used with "Texass" to form…
Dallitude or Dallatude (Dallas attitude)
"Dallitude" (somewhat less frequently spelled "Dallatude") is a "Dallas attitude." It has been described (below) as "snobby elitism." The term…
Damnocracy (damn + democracy); Damnocrat (damn + Democrat)
"Damnocracy" (damn + democracy) and "Damnocrat" (damn + Democrat) are terms used by people who believe that democracy or Democrats are damnable. "Damnocrat" has been…