Resi-mercial (residential-commercial)
"Resi-mercial" (or "resimercial") has been used to describe anything that is part "residential" and part "commercial." "'Resi-mercial' —…
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Residual Income Creates Happiness (“rich” backronym)
"Residual Income Creates Happiness” is sometimes given as a backronym (back acronym) for the word “rich.” "Remember residual income creates happiness (RICH)?" was cited in the…
Resimercial (residential-commercial)
"Resi-mercial" (or "resimercial") has been used to describe anything that is part "residential" and part "commercial." "'Resi-mercial' —…
Resluglican or Reslug (Republican + slug)
"Resluglican" or "Reslug" (Republican + slug) is an unflattering nickname for Republicans, comparing them to slugs (lazy "sluggards" or the gastropods). The nickname…
Resolutionary (resolution + revolutionary)
Many people make the New Year's resolution to join a gym and get in shape. They join a gym, stick it out for a few weeks or months, but then quit. The Urban Dictionary's "Urban Word…
Rest In Power (RIP)
"Rest in power" is sometimes used instead of "rest in peace" (from Latin Requiescat in pace) to respect someone who has died. "Rest in power" has been used by the…
Restaurant (Refectory)
New York City has long had eating places, with the earliest being called "taverns" or "inns." George Thompson (in a post to the American Dialect Society on December 21, 2007)…
Restaurant Critic
The term "restaurant critic" has been cited in print since at least 1922, when "Advice to Restaurant Critics" was published in the Hotel Monthly. New York City newspapers hired…
Restaurant Row (West 46th Street)
"Restaurant Row" is near by the "Broadway" theater district, on West 46th Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. Ask for the pre-theatre specials. "Harlem's…
Restaurant Supply District
The Restaurant Supply District (not a tourist area and not normally on any map) is the Bowery, below Houston Street. In the early 1900s, restaurant supply stores replaced the Bowery theaters that…
Restaurant Week ($19.92…$20.12)
"Restaurant Week" got started in 1992 (although it wasn't called that back then), when restaurants began charging $19.92 for meals. Restaurant Week was less than a week when it…
Restaurateuse (female restaurateur)
A "restaurateur" is a person who runs a restaurant; the term is neither masculine nor feminine. A "restaurateur" who is a woman is frequently called a "restaurateuse,"…
Retail Politics
"Retail politics" means when a politician meets the people directly and appeals for their votes, as opposed to a "wholesale politics" campaign using paid media and meeting…
Retardican (retard + Republican)
"Retardican" (retard + Republican) is a political epithet that has been cited in print since at least January 1996. The term has been capitalized as "Retardican" (after…
Rethuglican or Rethug (Republican + thug)
"Rethuglican" (or "Rethug" for short) is a slang name for the Republican party, used by speakers who believe that the Republicans act like "thugs." The terms…
Retirement Spending Smile
David Blanchett, head of retirement research at Morningstar Investment Management in Chicago, Illinois, coined the term "retirement spending smile" in 2013. Retirees usually have less…
Returnship (return + internship)
A "returnship" (return + internship) is a program designed to bring talented people back to the workplace after a break. The program was designed especially for women who take a pregnancy…
Reuben Sandwich (and Rachel Sandwich, Celebrity Sandwiches)
Arnold Reuben (1883-1970) began his restaurant in the 1910s and it became famous for its celebrity-named sandwiches, a tradition continued by the Stage Deli and Carnegie Deli and others. Reuben…
Revenue Enhancement (“tax increase” euphemism)
Entry in progress -- B.P. ,a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/01/us/lexicon.html">New York (NY) TimesLexiconBy Marjorie HunterPublished: July 1, 1983The ways of Washington, says…
Reverse Escorting
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with the responsibility to enforce immigration and…