Entry in progress -- B.P. Urban DictionarydeadbeatIn creddit card industry lingo a deadbeat is soemone who DOES pay their bills on time and thus makes no profit.Forget the deadbeats, up the…
A "dead head" is someone who doesn't pay. Originally, it probably referred to a train passenger who didn't pay for a ticket, but it soon included nonpaying "customers"…
"Dead pan" (also spelled "dead-pan" or "deadpan") is an emotionless (or "dead") face (or "pan"). The expression appears to have become popular in…
"Deadstream media" or "dead stream media" is an unflattering nickname that some have applied to the "mainstream media" (MSM). The "deadstream media" is dead,…
A "dear colleague" letter is a letter (or email) addressed "Dear Colleague(s)" or "My Dear Colleague(s)," sent by one member of a legislative body to another member.…
North Korea's Kim Jong-il has been called "Dear Leader Comrade" (Chinaehanun Jidoja Tongji) since the end of the 1960s. The title of "Dear Leader" has also been applied --…
"Death Avenue" was the nickname of Eleventh Avenue, from about 1890. It got its name from New York Central train accidents. Previously, Fourth Avenue had been "Death Avenue."…
The "death belt" is a term that some have used for the Southern states (especially Texas) that have the death penalty. The term "death belt" appears to have been coined in an…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Death by ChocolateDeath by Chocolate is a marketing term for various desserts that feature chocolate (especially dark chocolate or cocoa) as the primary…
A "dip" dance move has also been called "Death drop" (or "Deathdrop"), "Shablam," "Shawam" (or "Shawham") and "5000." At the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Death panel"Death panel" is a political term that originated during a 2009 debate about federal health care legislation to cover the uninsured in the…
Dallas Cowboys football team owner Jerry Jones had long planned that his team would move into a new stadium in Arlington in 2009. The massive proposed stadium and entertainment complex was quickly…
Houston Street in Manhattan has sometimes been called 'Death Street" for bicyclists. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/430576p-363009c.html 28 June 2006, New York Daily News,…
The term "death tax" has been used for "estate tax," "inheritance tax" and "succession tax." The estate of a person who died is taxed. "Death tax"…
Mulberry Street in Manhattan was called "Death's Thoroughfare" by the Board of Health in the 19th century, but several streets with tenements also deserved the title. The Sun (New…
During the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, ventilators were used. The ventilators blew out lungs, and many of the ventilated patients died. A ventilator sometimes became nicknamed a…
The term "deather" (death + -er) is similar to the related terms "birther" (a person skeptical about another person's birth information) and "truther" (a person…
During the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, ventilators were used. The ventilators blew out lungs, and many of the ventilated patients died. A ventilator sometimes became nicknamed a…
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe…
"Debbie Downer" describes a person -- usually female, but not always -- who always brings bad news and depressing feelings to others. The "Debbie Downer" character was…