Eurotrash
Did Taki coin the term in the early 1980s? Usage note: it can be Euro-trash, Eurotrash, euro-trash, or eurotrash. It is not a complimentary term for Europeans; refrain from using it. 6 December…
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Eustace Tilley (The New Yorker)
The New Yorker magazine was first published on February 19, 1925. On that first cover was a "dude" or "dandy" who looked at a butterfly through a monocle. His name was…
EV (East Village)
First, it was simply the "East Side." Then came "Lower East Side" (now L-E-S). Then came "East Village." Now, "EV"? "East Village" became a popular…
Evacuation Day (November 25th)
"Evacuation Day" celebrates the evacuation of British troops from New York City on November 25, 1783. It used to be a great New York celebration, but now it is almost totally forgotten.…
Every Landing Always Late (El Al backronymic nickname)
El Al is the national airline of Israel; "El Al" is Hebrew for "to the skies." The popular El Al backronymic (back acronym) nickname of "Every Landing Always Late" has…
EVil (East Village)
EVil or eVil (East Village) is not popular with the real estate crowd, as you can imagine. http://www.ebway.org/2004_04_01_archives.htmlThursday, April 29, 2004 The 2nd Avenue subway wants your…
Evil Union (European Union or EU nickname)
The European Union (EU) was formally established when the Maastricht Treaty on November 1, 1993. Some critics of the EU have dubbed it the "Evil Union." "EU = Evil Union" was…
Evilarchy (evil + oligarchy)
"Evilarchy" (evil + oligarchy) is a term sometimes used instead of "New World Order" or "Bilderberger" or "WEFer" or "Illuminati." An…
EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
"EVOO" (pronounced as individual letters) stands for "extra virgin olive oil." Olive oil has several grades, established by an international food organization; "extra…
Ewing Theory
The "Ewing Theory" is named after New York Knicks star Patrick Ewing. Although Ewing went down with injury in the 1999 Eastern Conference finals, the Knicks won without him and reached…
Ex-Lax Fish (escolar nickname)
Escolar is sometimes mistakenly or fraudulently sold as "white tuna." The fish contains indigestible wax esters and eaters soon spend time in the bathroom. The escolar nickname of…
Excelsior
"Excelsior" ("higher") is sometimes taken to be New York City's motto, but it is a state motto. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kidsroom/nysfacts/seal2.htmlMotto. On a silver…
Exhaustipated (exhausted + constipated)
"Exhaustipated" (exhausted + constipated) has been defined in the Urban Dictionary as "To be so tired that you no longer give a shit any more." The term…
Expendables (children in drug smuggling operations)
An October 2011 Reuters news report detailed that Mexican drug cartels recruit Texas children for their operations. The drug gangs named the children "the expendables." The name was…
Explosion Coast
Port Arthur is home to several petrochemical industries; several explosions have occurred in the 2000s. The nickname "Explosion Coast" has been cited in print in October 2010, but…
Explosionism (art of explosions)
Drew Lausman of Lakeland, Florida, had his late brother give him firecracker explosives in 2011. Lausman started creating what he termed "explosionism" paintings. A story about…
Express/Local Trains - what to do with minutes saved?
The "express" subway trains skip stops; the "local" trains usually make all stops. The difference is a few minutes. But what to do with those minutes? That has long been the…
Extend-and-Pretend
"Extend and pretend" is what a lender might do with a "toxic" asset, such as a mortgage. A bank doesn't want to foreclose and take possession of the property, so it often…
Extremely Pathetic Agency (Environmental Protection Agency or EPA nickname)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was formed in 1970 to protect human health and the environment. Some critics have claimed that the EPA regulates too little during Republican…
Eyewitness News
"Eyewitness News" was a term that was first popularly used in reporting World War II. In the 1960s, it became applied to television half-hour local news programs. "Eyewitness…