Frog Pond (La Grenouille nickname)
La Grenouille (French for "the frog") is a French restaurant at 3 East 52nd Street in Manhattan that opened in 1962. The restaurant became quickly popular with the fashion industry.…
Alphebetical for "f"
Frog Sticks (french fries)
Entry in progress. -- B.P. 30 November 1988, St. Albans (VT) Messenger Shopping News, "Burn one and take it through the garden," pg. 20, col. 1:"Wax a wimpy with frog sticks,"…
Frogmageddon (frog + Armageddon)
The Times (London) published on April 29, 2013, "Gourmets blamed for causing ‘frogmageddon.'" The "frogmageddpn" (frog + Armageddon) is the lack of frogs caused by the…
Front Page (East Flatbush, Brooklyn nickname)
"Front Page" is the nickname for the area of East Flatbush, Brooklyn at Foster Avenue and Nostrand Avenue, at the Vanderveer Estates apartment buildings. Crime was so bad that drug…
Front Page (East Flatbush, Brooklyn)
"Front Page" is the nickname for the area of East Flatbush, Brooklyn at Foster Avenue and Nostrand Avenue, at the Vanderveer Estates apartment buildings. Crime was so bad that drug…
Frosé (frozen rosé)
"Frosé" (frozen rosé) -- like an alcoholic slushee or Slurpee -- became popular in 2015 and the summer of 2016. "Dear dishes, I was gonna do you when I got home, but I cheated on…
Froyo (frozen yogurt)
"Froyo" (frozen yogurt) is a brand name that has become a generic name. Froyo machines operated in drive-ins in March 1977; Froyo was sold in supermarkets by at least October 1977. In the…
Frozen Custard
Try the frozen custard at the new Shake Shake at Madison Square Park. It's a treat straight out of Coney Island. 23 June 1939, Charleston (WV) Daily Mail, pg. 5, col. 4:One of the…
Frozen Margarita (cocktail)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: MargaritaThe Margarita is one of the most common tequila-based cocktails, made with tequila mixed with triple sec and lime or lemon juice, often served with…
Frozen Zone
A "frozen zone" is a high security area that is off limits ("frozen") to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. A "frozen zone" can be declared after a disaster (such as…
Frrrozen Hot Chocolate
"Frrrozen Hot Chocolate" is a specialty at Serendipity 3, on 225 East 60th Street. The recipe cannot be reproduced here, but it has recently been published ia a Serendipity cookbook. 10…
Fry Sauce (French Fry Sauce; French Fries Sauce)
Fry sauce (sauce for french fries) is a popular state dish or Utah, but is now served in Oregon and other Western states. A simple recipe is one part ketchup and two parts mayonnaise. The Arctic…
Frying Pan Circuit (small-time racetracks)
The “frying pan circuit” (also called the “leaky roof circuit”) referred to the small-time racetracks in horceracing. The “frying pan circuit” was the opposite of the “Big Apple”…
Fryscraper (fry + skyscraper)
A "fryscraper" (fry + skyscraper) is a tall building that reflects the sun's heat, "frying" objects at a certain distance away from it. In 2013, the building under…
FTP (Fuck The Police)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Fuck Tha Police"Fuck tha Police" is a protest song by American hip hop group N.W.A that appears on the 1988 album Straight Outta Compton as well as on…
FUBAR (Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition)
"FUBAR” is a World War II term that means “Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition.” The actual term was probably “Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition.” "The latest Army superlative,…
Fuck 12 (anti-police saying)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: fuck 12EtymologyFrom fuck + 12, of uncertain origin.. 12 possibly derives from 1312, an alternative form of ACAB (“all cops are bastards”) in which the…
Fuck Brunch
The Anvil Pub, 2638 Elm Street in Dallas, doesn't have a brunch menu, but has a "Fuck Brunch" menu. One item on this menu is a double Bloody Mary. Anvil Pub co-owner Loc Holman…
Fuck The Consumer (Federal Trade Commission or FTC nickname)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was formed in 1914 to act against trusts. The FTC's mission is to protect the consumer and to ensure fair business practices. The FTC has on its website and…
Fuck This Shit O’Clock
"Looks like it's fuck this shit o'clock" is what a frustrated worker says in a popular ecard. "Fuck this shit o'clock" (or "I don't give a shit…