Juneteenth (June 19th, or Emancipation Day)
"Juneteenth" is the name that was used at least by 1890 for June 19, 1865. That day was also called "Emancipation Day" because it officially ended slavery in Texas. Handbook of…
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Jungle Alley (West 133rd Street)
"Jungle Alley" was West 133rd Street in Harlem, between Lenox Avenue and Seventh Avenue. Many night clubs, speakeasies and fried chicken restaurants were located there. "Jungle…
Junk Food
"Junk food" became a popular term in the 1970s for the fast food and sweets in the American diet. New York magazine food critic Gael Greene frequently used "junk food" from at…
Junket
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: junketNounjunket (plural junkets)1.(obsolete) A basket.2.A type of cream cheese, originally made in a rush basket; later, a food made of sweetened curds or…
Jurassic Park (Morgan Stanley office for its older bankers)
The financial firm of Morgan Stanley moved its "dinosaur" investment banking partners to a floor in a building at 1221 Avenue of the Americas in New York City, a few blocks from Morgan…
Just Dumb (“J.D.” backronym)
The Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree for lawyers is sometimes given the backronym (back acronym) of "Just Dumb." "JD = just dumb" was posted on the newsgroup ba.broadcast on November…
Just Over Broke (“job” backronym)
The word "job" is not an acronym for anything, but some have used the backronym (back acronym) of "just over broke." The backronym has been applied to minimum wage and other…