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…
"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…
A "Tin Pan Alleyite" is someone who worked on the historical Tin Pan Alley on West 28th Street, or who works with a Tin Pan Alley-type of music publisher, or is a fan of Tin Pan…
A "Tin Pan Alleyite" is someone who worked on the historical Tin Pan Alley on West 28th Street, or who works with a Tin Pan Alley-type of music publisher, or is a fan of Tin Pan…
A "Tin Pan Alleyite" is someone who worked on the historical Tin Pan Alley on West 28th Street, or who works with a Tin Pan Alley-type of music publisher, or is a fan of Tin Pan…
Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) wrote in a column in March 1949: "Sights You Never See on the New York Map: (...) 'Tin Pan Handle Alley' (50th Street near…
The "tin roof sundae" usually contains peanuts and chocolate sauce on top of vanilla ice cream. "Tin roof sunday" is cited in a 1907 Mansfield (OH) newspaper; "tin roof…
A "tin-pot dictator" is someone who is cheap or commonplace, with little political credibility. Tin pots came to symbolize in the 19th century something that is cheap and without much…
Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, often said that "there is no alternative" to her monetary policies. "SOME OF Mrs.…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Tin foilTinfoil or tin foil is a thin leaf made of tin. Actual tin foil was superseded by cheaper and more durable aluminium foil after World War II, and…
"Tinsel town" (or "tinseltown") means a place that is like tinsel -- shiny and bright on the surface, but fragile and not made of solid material. "Tinsel Town" by…
TINVOWOOT (There Is No Voting Our Way Out Of This) is an acronym used by those who believe that voting (either for Democrats or Republicans) won't solve problems. Government spending, for…
Many sandwich shops, coffee houses and ice cream shops have a "tip jar" (or "tip jug" or "tip can") near the cash register so that satisfied customers can add a…
"Tip sag" is the degree to which a slice of Neapolitan pizza sags. The tip is usually loaded with hot, gooey cheese. On the pizza blog Serious Eats -- Slice, Adam Kuban wrote on May 18,…
An "Arnold Palmer" drink combines lemonade and iced tea. A "Tipsy Palmer" (or "Tipsy Arnold Palmer") adds vodka or bourbon. "Tipsy Palmer" has been cited…
"Tipsy Tuesday” is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. "Tipsy Tuesdays" was cited in print in 1981 and "Tipsy Tuesday" in 1982. Other slang names for days of the…
"Tiramisu" (a coffee-flavoured Italian dessert) and "tsunami" (a series of waves in a water body) are two foreign language words that are sometimes combined to form…
A New York City professional lacrosse team was announced in 2006. A team nickname contest was held, and "Titans" was declared the winner. "Titans" was the early name of what…
Green Bay, Wisconsin, has called itself "Titletown" or "Titletown, U.S.A." (also "Title Town") since 1961 because of its successful football team, the Green Bay…
"Tits for tots" (a pun on "tit-for-tat") was the nickname pf a proposed 2004 Texas strip club tax that would, supposedly, have raised revenue for the education of Texas…
"TLA" is Washington, DC, federal government lingo for a "three letter agency," such as ATF, CIA, DHS, FBI, NSA, and so on. "TLA (Three Letter Agency)" has been cited…