Etouffee (Crawfish Étouffée)
"Étouffée" is French for "smothered." "Crawfish Étouffée" (smothered crawfish) is a popular dish in Louisiana, especially in Breaux Bridge, the "Crawfish…
Archive for 05/2018
Revusical (revue + musical)
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)revusical, adj. and n.Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: revue n., musical adj.Etymology: Blend of revue n. and musical adj.,…
Baloney Boulevard (Broadway)
Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) introduced the term "Boloney Boulevard" in Life magazine on September 28, 1928, in an article titled "Along the Main…
Broadwayite
A "Broadwayite" is someone who works on Broadway or who goes to Broadway shows. The term "Broadwayite" has been cited in print since at least 1863, but New York City's…
Broadwayite
A "Broadwayite" is someone who works on Broadway or who goes to Broadway shows. The term "Broadwayite" has been cited in print since at least 1863, but New York City's…
Main Stem Femme (a Broadway girl)
Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) introduced the term "main stem femme" in Life magazine on June 4, 1928, in an article titled "Along the Main Stem."…
Main Stem Femme (a Broadway girl)
Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) introduced the term "main stem femme" in Life magazine on June 4, 1928, in an article titled "Along the Main Stem."…
“If maple syrup is tree blood, can vegans and vegetarians eat it?”
“Maple syrup is tree blood” is a saying from at least the 1990s and 2000s. "If maple syrup is tree blood, can vegans and vegetarians eat it?" is a jocular saying that has been printed…
“Maple syrup is tree blood”
"Maple syrup is tree blood" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "And we all know that the maple syrup is actually TREE BLOOD!" was posted on the newsgroup…
Broadwayite
A "Broadwayite" is someone who works on Broadway or who goes to Broadway shows. The term "Broadwayite" has been cited in print since at least 1863, but New York City's…
Main Stem Femme (a Broadway girl)
Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) introduced the term "main stem femme" in Life magazine on June 4, 1928, in an article titled "Along the Main Stem."…
Calas (“Belle Calas! Tout chauds!”)
"Calas" (often said in this plural) are Creole fried cakes, usually made of rice. The name is thought to be from the African word kala (stalk of cereal). "Belle Calas! Tout chauds!…
Calas (“Belle Calas! Tout chauds!”)
"Calas" (often said in this plural) are Creole fried cakes, usually made of rice. The name is thought to be from the African word kala (stalk of cereal). "Belle Calas! Tout chauds!…
Vain Stem (vain + Main Stem, for Broadway)
"Vain Stem" (vain + Main Stem) was a nickname for Broadway in Manhattan that was used in the 1930s and 1940s. "The newest name for B'way, 'The Vain Stem,'"…
Limousine Alley (56th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues)
Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) wrote in a column on September 24, 1948: “Many midtown side streets have their own 'personality.' Take 56th between 6th and…
Hobowery (hobo + Bowery)
The Bowery (both the name of a street and a neighborhood) in Manhattan was a depressed area for much of the 1900s. Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) called the place…
Eggs Hussarde
"Eggs Hussarde" ("Oeufs Hussarde") was popularized at Brennan's restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana, from about 1950, but the dish dates to at least the 1890s. Poached…
Hobowery (hobo + Bowery)
The Bowery (both the name of a street and a neighborhood) in Manhattan was a depressed area for much of the 1900s. Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) called the place…
Hoboweryite (hobo + Boweryite)
The Bowery (both the name of a street and a neighborhood) in Manhattan was a depressed area for much of the 1900s. Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) called the place…
“What’s a wok?”/“Something you fwow at a wabbit.”
A popular riddle about a wok (a cooking utensil) has been printed on several images: Q: What is a wok?A: Something you fwow at a wabbit when you don't have a wifle. The dialect is that of…