Many New Yorkers wanted the new Mets ballpark (the one replacing Shea Stadium) to be named after baseball great Jackie Robinson. Citigroup offered to pay $20 million a year to name the stadium, and…
Democrat Texas Governor Allan Shivers (1907-1985) endorsed Eisenhower (a Republican) for president in 1952. Conservative Democrats like Shivers were called"Shivercrats," and, after 1970,…
"Shmeat" (sheet + meat) is in vitro meat that has also been called "cultured meat" and "test tube meat." Dr. Vladimir Mironov, a biologist at the Medical University of…
Around 1900, the "shoe district" was on Duane Street, near West Broadway. Major shoe companies such as Endicott-Johnson were located there. Recently, the area of West 8th Street near…
"Shoestring potatoes" (or "shoe string potatoes" or "shoe-string potatoes") are long and slender potatoes that are deep fried. The potatoes literally look like…
"Shoofly pie" (or "shoo-fly pie") is a pie made of molasses or brown sugar. The pie attracts flies, hence the name. "'Shoo Fly' pie was on the bill of fare…
A "shooter's sandwich" is a sandwich that an Englishman takes with him while he goes hunting (shooting). A loaf of bread is hollowed out and filled with meat, cheese and vegetables.…
The wild west had many "shoot-outs" (or "shootouts"). From about the 1960s, athletic competitions (mostly football games) began to be called "shootouts." The annual…
"Stop-and_frisk" is a controversial New York City program that stops and frisks citizens, usually at random; there usually is no specific crime that is being investigated. The…
A "shopaholic" is someone who loves to shop. The joke word formation implies that a "shopaholic" is addicted, like an "alcoholic." Similar words include…
"Shopdropping" (also called "reverse shopping") is when someone adds a product to a store. Although any sale of the product not in a store's computer system generally…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping ChoirReverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir is a radical performance community with an Elvis-like preacher based in New…
"Shoppertunity" (shopper + opportunity) is a term that has been used in many retail store advertisements. "Shopper-tunities" has been cited in print since at least 1939 and…
"Shopportunity” (shop + opportunity) is a term that has been used in many retail store advertisements. "Shopportunity" has been cited in print since at least 1939 and…
Entry in progress. Penniless lexicographer taking a break -- B.P. Wise GeekWhat is a Shore Dinner?A shore dinner is a meal of mixed seafood or freshwater fish, depending on the region. The name is…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled a fraud case in 2018 against business magnate and investor Elon Musk. Musk's automotive and energy company, Tesla, Inc., went down in…
HOT 97 (WQHT radio station, 97.1 FM) calls itself "The Official #1 Station for Hip Hop and R&B." In 2005 and 2006, incidents of gunfire at the station have caused some to nickname the…
Missouri City (a city in the Texas Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area) got its name in the 1890s, when land was advertised for sale in St. Louis, Missouri. In October 2007, Missouri City…
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: ShowgirlA showgirl is a female dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show intended to showcase the performer's physical attributes, typically by way…
"Showmance" is a portmanteau of the words "show" and "romance." For example, if the two leads of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet fall in love in real…