The "Golden Horseshoe" -- sometimes called "Diamond Horseshoe" -- was the ring of seats for the rich patrons of the Metropolitan Opera House, at Broadway and 39th Street. The…
The statue of "Diana" that graced the old Madison Square Garden (at Madison Square) is now at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A copy is in the Metroplitan Museum of Art. "Diana"…
A "diaper district" is a neighborhood that is filled with many new families (especially those including diaper-age children). The New York (NY) Times coined the name "Diaper…
A "dictocrat" (dictator + bureaucrat) is a term that dates in print to at least 1933 and 1940, during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The word is often used in…
"Did I Eat That" is a jocular backronym (back acronym) that is sometimes given for the word "diet." The backronym was popularized in the book title D.I.E.T.: Did I Eat That :…
"Didn't Earn It" (a backronym or back acronym of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, or DEI) has been printed on many images. The backronym reflects a belief that DEI rewards people…
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, but many people believed that these vaccines were not safe. In 2021 and 2022, when someone seemingly healthy was reported to have…
"Diet Joke" is an unflattering nickname for Diet Coke that has been printed on many images. Some have claimed that "Diet Joke" doesn't help people's diets, while…
The state of Oklahoma has been infrequently dubbed "Diet Texas" (the state of Texas on a diet). McSweeney's published on July 27, 2006: "Oklahoma isn’t the Midwest. Oklahoma…
"Dijon vu" (dijon mustard + deja vu) is a jocular formation meaning "the same mustard as before." The term "dijon vu" has been infrequently used and is rarely spoken,…
There is a "piccolo" (a wind instrument), there is a "dill pickle" (a pickled cucumber) and then there is a "dill piccolo -- the wind instrument that plays only sour…
"Dill-icious" or "dillicious" (dill + delicious) is pun, often used to describe dill pickles. The term appears to have started in New York City delicatessens. "The…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Dim sumDim sum is the name for a Chinese cuisine which involves a wide range of light dishes served alongside Chinese tea. Dishes may include meat, seafood, and…
Dimes Square (Dimes + Times Square) is an area in the Chinatown/Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, at Canal and Division Streets. The restaurant Dimes opened at 49 Canal Street in 2015.…
"Dimocrat" (dim + Democrat, also lowercase "dimocrat") is a derogatory nickname for a member of the Democrat party. "Dimocrat" is cited in print since at least June…
"Din-din" is a child's way of saying "dinner." "Din-din" is cited in print from at least 1861 and appeared first in English (and not American) publications.…
"Dine and dash" is what occurs when someone eats at a restaurant and then leaves without paying. It's not known of the term comes from New York City, but it's cited from the…
"Dining in the dark" (or "dark dining") is a restaurant concept where blind waiters serve customers who are either blindfolded or have the entire restaurant in the dark, as if…
"Dining room lumber" was lunch counter slang for a toothpick -- an item made of wood ("lumber"). "Tooth pick: Dining room lumber" was printed in the article…
A "DINO" is a "Democrat In Name Only." The Democrat party is symbolized by the donkey; DINO is symbolized by the dinosaur. A DINO is someone who is a registered Democrat but who…