The General Services Administration (GSA) was established in 1949 to supply goods and services for U.S. government offices. In 2012, a GSA scandal emerged, with videos of lavish and wasteful…
"Go West, young man" is associated with New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley (1811-1872). The Tribune, unlike the New York
A "goat-choker" is an article so long that it suffocates the reader and becomes a real challenge to finish. The length of the article is intentional; the author and the publication intend…
World War II produced lots of bad bureaucrat-ese language in official memos. Maury Maverick (a former Texas Congressman and then chairman of the Smaller War Plants Corporation) was so frustrated…
A storm on the week of Thanksgiving (also called "turkey day") has been given names such as "turkeypocalypse" and "turkeystorm." The term "gobblegeddon"…
"GoCaGa" is a seldom-used nickname for the Gowanus-Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn. "GoCaGa" was cited in print in August 2008 amd was popularized in a November 9, 2009 New…
The Interchurch Center is a 19-story granite-faced building (opened in 1960) at 475 Riverside Drive and West 10th Street in Manhattan. The building is home to many Christian organizations, such as…
Many churches have an organization called GROW, from the backronym (or back acronym) of "God Rewards Our Work." GROW usually represents ministry outreach programs. GROW (God Rewards Our…
A "God shot" is a perfect shot of espresso, as if made by God. "I have to work *hard* to get a 'god shot' out of it" was cited on alt.coffee on November 28, 1999.…
Some people insist that "God's Big Acre" is another Texas nickname. If so, it's very seldom used. Search engines show just a handful of hits. The book God's Big Acre: Life…
New York University built a 26-story dorm at 12th Street (off Fourth Avenue) in 2008-2009. The facade of St, Ann's Church (built in the 1840s) was kept; the real estate blog Curbed.com called…
Some Texans prefer not to add gravy or sauces to cooked meat. The meat is cooked in "God's gravy" -- the natural juices. The term "God's gravy" dates back to at least…
"God's Row" was the title of a March 2, 2008 New York Times story about the many churches in the Wakefield section of the Bronx. On White Plains Road, between 240th Street and East…
So many retirees moved to Florida that it has been called "God's waiting room. However, it appears that Pasadena, California had this nickname first. 16 March 1953, Times-Bulletin (Van…
Goldfellas (2009) is a short video spoof, created by comedian Matt Rittberg, of the film Goodfellas (1990) and the financial firm of Goldman Sachs. "Godfellas" is a term that was used in…
Goldman Sachs is a financial firm that's headquartered at 200 West Street in Manhattan. Some critics (who believe that Goldman Sachs unfairly manipulates financial markets and transactions)…
"Godzillatron" is the nickname of the scoreboard at the University of Texas at Austin's Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Like the "Godzilla" monster, it's…
GoFundMe is an American for-profit crowdfunding platform. In 2022, GoFundMe was criticized for removing Canada's Freedom Convoy of truckers from its platform. A GoFundMe nickname is…
GoFundMe is an American for-profit crowdfunding platform. In 2022, GoFundMe was criticized for removing Canada's Freedom Convoy of truckers from its platform. A GoFundMe nickname is…
GoFundMe is an American for-profit crowdfunding platform. In 2022, GoFundMe was criticized for removing Canada's Freedom Convoy of truckers from its platform. A GoFundMe nickname is…