Since at least the 1930s, the Texas A&M Aggies have called students of the University of Texas at Austin "tea-sippers" ( or "teasippers"), later "tea-sips" (or…
"Teabagging" (or "tea-bagging" or "tea bagging") is a sexual slang term about an oral sex act. The male's scrotum is the "tea bag." The slang dates to…
A "teabilly" (tea party participant + hillbilly) is an unsophisticated person who believes in tea party issues, such as limited government. The term, like "hillbilly," is…
"Teabonics" (tea party + Ebonics) is a derogatory term for misspelled tea party signs. The term "teabonics" appears to have been coined by a March 28, 2010 photo gallery of tea…
"Teacherpreneur" (teacher + entrepreneur) is a word that has been popular since at least 2008. The word "teacherpreneurs" has been defined (see the tweet, below, from August 5,…
"Teahadist" (tea party + jihadist) is an epithet used against tea party members, comparing them to religious fanatics dedicated to jihad. The term "teahadist" has been cited in…
"Tealiban" (tea party + Taliban) is used to describe the political tea party movement that some believe is as extremist as the Taliban. "Tealiban" has been cited in print since…
The ship Titanic hit an iceberg and sunk on its maiden voyage to New York in 1912. There was a popular 1997 movie titled Titanic. Since that movie, a high-priced team that fails has been nicknamed…
The New York Yankees of 1977 and the following years were called "the Bronx Zoo" by some and "Team Turmoil" by others. However, that team of high-priced superstars usually won.…
"Teanami" (tea party + tsunami election) is a name used in September-October 2010 for a predicted tea party victory in the November 2010 midterm elections. "Teanami" has been…
A "Teapublican" (also "TEApublican" or "TeaPublican") is a tea party Republican, supporting tea party ideals of low taxes and limited government. The opposite of a…
A "tearrorist" or "TEArrorist" (tea party participant + terrorist) is a participant in the TEA (Taxed Enough Already) party who some people believe holds extremist views. The…
"Teatanic" or "TEAtanic" (tea party + Titanic) is a term used by those who believe that the tea party's politics is a disaster (like the sinking of the RMS Titanic). The…
"Teatard" [TEA (Taxed Enough Already) party participant + retard] is an epithet used against the anti-tax, pro-smaller government "tea party" rallies that were popularized on…
A "teavangelist" (tea party supporter + evangelist) is a Christian minister who supports the tea party's political agenda. "Teavangelist" has been cited in print since at…
[UPDATE: This was written when I was running for the office of Manhattan Borough President in 2005, and it was borrowed from a platform of Public Advocate candidate Andrew Rasiej. I have since…
Media Matters for America is a progressive media organization that monitors the conservative media, such as Fox News and talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. Some critics of Media Matters have called it…
The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was nicknamed "Time and Patience" (it was slow) and "Tee-Pee." Wikipedia: Texas and Pacific RailwayThe Texas and Pacific Railway Company…
Trans World Airlines (TWA) existed from 1925 through 2001 and was once one of the world's largest airlines, with a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport. TWA has been given the…
Teflon is a no-stick cooking surface. People have been called "Teflon" when things (such as criminal charges) don't stick to them. Italian-American gangster John Gotti (1940-2002)…