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Thumbprint Cookies

"Thumbprint cookies" have sometimes been called "Swedish cookies" ("hallongrotta" or plural "hallongrottor"). The butter cookies are indented with a…

Thumbs Up Thursday

"Thumbs Up Thursday" means a day of approval. The term has been printed on posters and is often used in business promotions. "Thumbs Up Thursday" has been cited in print since…

Thyme Square (pun on Times Square)

"Thyme Square" is a pun on New York City's "Times Square." The Thyme Square Bakery & Cafe in Quincy (IL) opened in 2010. There is also a Thyme Square Cafe in Hornsby,…

Ticker-tape Parade

New York City is known for its "ticker-tape parades," usually on the "Avenue of Heroes" (Fifth Avenue) or on the "Canyon of Heroes" (Broadway in Lower Manhattan).…

Tiffany Network (CBS)

The Columbia Broadcasting System is sometimes called "the Tiffany Network." "Tiffany" stands for Louis Comfort Tiffany and Tiffany's, whose famous store is now at Fifth…

Tighthouse (Tight House)

"Tighthouse" (or "tight house") is a Texas prison term that can mean something less than an official lockdown (or "lock down"). In rehab programs for female inmates,…

Times Plaza (Brooklyn)

When the New York (NY) Times newspaper moved to Longacre Square in 1904, the square was renamed "Times Square." When the Brooklyn (NY) Daily Times moved in 1914 to Flatbush, Fourth and…

Times Square and Herald Square

"Herald Square" was named after the New York Herald newspaper in 1893. It is the area around West 34th Street. "Times Square" was named after the New York Times newspaper in…

Tin Pan Alley (West 28th Street)

"Tin Pan Alley" was the name of the music publishing area of Manhattan on 28th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue. Music publishers came to the area in the 1880s and began to leave…