Glory Road (Eighth Avenue, between 42nd and 44th Streets)
Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) wrote in a column in March 1949: "Sights You Never See on the New York Map: 'Glory Road' (8th Avenue between 42nd and 44th)…
Alphebetical for "g"
Glou Glou Wine (glug glug wine); The Big Glou (natural wine fair)
"Glou glou" is French for "glug glug." A "glou glou wine" is a wine that can be consumer easily in large quantities. "Mussollini's favorite wine glou glou…
Glovetard (glove + retard)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some recommendations to wear gloves. "Glovetard" (glove + retard) represents someone who wears gloves, or is a fanatic that everyone wears…
Glue Guy (team player)
A "glue guy" is usually not the biggest star, but a player who does all the little things to help a team win. THe term was used in baseball in the 1940s and 1950s. "(New York Yankees…
Glutard (gluten + retard)
A "glutard" (gluten + retard) is someone who has a sensitivity to foods that contain gluten, often requiring a gluten-free diet. "Glutard" has been cited in print since at least…
Gluteny (gluten + gluttony)
"Gluttony" shouldn't be confused with the portmanteau word "gluteny" or "glutenny" (gluten + gluttony), but there are jokes. "Gluteny is one of the 7 deadly…
Glutteny (gluten + gluttony)
"Gluttony" shouldn't be confused with the portmanteau word "gluteny" or "glutenny" (gluten + gluttony), but there are jokes. "Gluteny is one of the 7 deadly…
Go Bulworth or Going Bulworth (Full Bulworth)
Bulworth (1998) is a comedy-drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Warren Beatty. Beatty plays Bulworth, a veteran Democrat Senator. A disillusioned Bulworth gets drunk and tells the…
Go Cup
A "go cup" (or "to-go cup") is a (usually plastic) cup that one can use to carry a drink out of a restaurant or a bar. New Orleans, Louisiana, has had "go cups" since…
Go On TV (GOTV nickname)
"GOTV" is a political abbreviation for “get out the vote.” “GOTV” has been cited in print from at least 1981. "GOTV" has been given the backronym (back acronym) of…
Go Spend it All (General Services Administration or GSA nickname)
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
"Go West, young man" is associated with New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley (1811-1872). The Tribune, unlike the New York
Goat-choker (an overly long article)
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…
Gobbledygook (Maury Maverick WWII term)
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…
Gobblegeddon (gobble + Armageddon)
A storm on the week of Thanksgiving (also called "turkey day") has been given names such as "turkeypocalypse" and "turkeystorm." The term "gobblegeddon"…
GoCaGa (Gowanus-Carroll Gardens)
"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…
God Box (Interchurch Center)
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…
God Rewards Our Work (“grow” backronym)
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…
God Shot (perfect shot of espresso)
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.…
God’s Big Acre (Texas nickname)
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…