Dark ‘N’ Stormy (ice cream float)
A Dark 'N' Stormy cocktail consists of Gosling's rum and ginger beer. A Dark 'N' Stormy float consists of the cocktail, plus a scoop of rum raisin ice cream. The name…
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Dark Horse
Entry in progress -- B.P, Wikipedia: Dark horseDark horse is a term used to describe a little-known person or thing that emerges to prominence, especially in a competition of some sort. OriginThe…
Dark Horse Car
A "dark horse car" (dark horse + car) is similar to a popular model car, but is less well-known and often 20% cheaper. "Buyers Find Deals With 'Dark Horse Cars' by…
Dark Inventory
"Shadow inventory" has been cited in print since at least 2007 and refers to real estate properties that are in foreclosure or whose owners are waiting for market conditions to improve to…
Dark Kitchen
Online and mobile prepared food ordering and delivery platforms such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates and Uber Eats have resulted in several new terms for restaurants: cloud kitchen, cloud…
Dark Money (political contributions from unrevealed sources)
"Dark money" consists of political contributions from sources that aren't revealed before voters go to the polls. The "money" is"dark" because the public…
Dark Store
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Dark storeThe term dark store, dark shop, dark supermarket or dotcom centre refers to a retail outlet or distribution centre that caters exclusively for online…
Dark Thirty (Zero Dark Thirty; Oh Dark Thirty; 0 Dark 30; 0 Dark 100)
"Dark thirty" (or "dark-thirty") means thirty minutes after the sun goes down. The earliest citations for "dark thirty" appear to be from Texas and New Mexico in the…
Dark Zone (area without electrical power)
Hurricane Sandy hit New York City in the evening of October 29, 2012. The Con Ed power company experienced many problems and power went out over lower Manhattan for several days. Manhattan below…
Darth Vader Building (Family Court)
The Family Court Building in lower Manhattan has been called the Darth Vader Building by some. It's a gloomy building. http://www.downtownexpress.com/DE_11/talkingpoint.htmlMore darkness comes…
Dash to Trash
The "dash to trash" is when overbuying occurs (the "dash" to buy) of stocks that have fallen precipitously in value and are thought to be cheap ("trash") or of…
Dawn Raid
On February 12, 1980, Harry Oppenheimer (of South Africa's De Beers diamond mining and trading company) instructed London broker Rowe & Pitman to buy many shares in Consolidated Gold…
Day 1—Sunday
The following words or phrases are about Sunday: “A hypocrite is a fellow who is not himself on Sundays”“A hypocrite is a person who is not himself on Sunday”“A hypocrite is someone…
Day 2—Monday
The following words or phrases are about Monday: “A case of the Mondays” (school/work saying)“A Tuesday after a holiday is like a double whammy Monday”“After Monday and Tuesday, even the…
Day 3—Tuesday
The following words or phrases are about Tuesday: “(I will gladly pay you Tuesday for) A hamburger today”“A Tuesday after a holiday is like a double whammy Monday”“After Monday and…
Day 4—Wednesday
The following words or phrases are about Wednesday: “A Wednesday with no rain is a dry hump day”“After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF”“Always keep a bottle of wine in the…
Day 5—Thursday
The following words or phrases are about Thursday: “After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF”“Better days are just around the corner. They are called Friday, Saturday and…
Day 6—Friday
The following words or phrases are about Friday: “After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF”“Better days are just around the corner. They are called Friday, Saturday and…
Day 7—Saturday
The following words or phrases are about Saturday: “Be in love with your life. Every minute of it—especially the weekends”“Better days are coming. They are called Saturday and…
DBAG or D-Bag (Deutsche Bank AG nickname)
Deutsche Bank (literally, "German Bank") was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. There are several offices in New York City. Deutsche Bank is probably…