Manhattanistan (Manhattan + -istan)
"Manhattanistan" (Manhattan + -istan_ is a nickname that follows the widely used nickname "Londonistan." The suffix comes from the one used for the Central Asian States…
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Dittohead (Ditto Head)
Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh often had callers who were very happy to be on the air to talk with him; Limbaugh would tell the callers "ditto," or that he was also happy…
Quesapita or Quesa-Pita (quesadilla + pita)
A "quesapita" (or "quesa-pita") is a quesadilla served using pita bread instead of a tortilla. The restaurant chains The Pita Pit and Mr. Pita both offer quesapitas.…
Cat Food Commission or Catfood Commission (Deficit Commission nickname)
Many elderly and infirm people rely on Social Security to survive; without Social Security money, it's sometimes said that they'd be eating cat food. (Cat food is not necessarily cheaper…
“To the right of Ivan the Terrible/ Attila the Hun/ Genghis Khan”
There is a political right and a political far right. To be politically "to the right of Ivan the Terrible" (or "to the right of Attila the Hun" or "to the right of Genghis…
Blogola (blog + payola)
"Blogola" (blog + payola) or "bloggola" (blogger + payola) is when a blog or a blogger receives money or free merchandise, presumably for a favorable write-up. The older term…
“Move along! Nothing to see here!”
"Move along, folks! Nothing to see here!" is what police might say to onlookers of a traffic accident. The line became so familiar by the 1980s that it was parodied in the film The Naked…
Socialist Security (Social Security nickname)
Social Security programs in the United States (instituted in the 1930s) have long been derided as socialism. The nickname "Socialist Security" has been used since the 1940s. California…
“Governments are the only vessels that leak from the top”
“Governments are the only vessels that leak from the top" is a popular government saying referring to the leaking of information. A sailing vessel leaks water from the bottom. On November 9,…
National Association of Gals or NAG (National Organization for Women or NOW nickname)
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 to protect and advocate for women's rights. Some NOW critics have claimed that the organization is anti-men. Conservative talk…
Little Mexico (Port Richmond, Staten Island)
Port Richmond (Staten Island) has been the home of many Spanish-speaking immigrants since the 1990s. The nickname "Little Mexico" has been cited in print since at least 2005, but gained…
“Shot heard ‘round the world”
The "shot heard 'round the world" was how Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) described the first shots of the American revolution at Concord, Massachusetts. Emerson's hymn was sung…
“A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run”
"A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight, and too fat to run" is a witticism from Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915), writing in his magazine, The Philistine, in 1903. The quip has…
“A liberal is a man with both feet planted firmly in the air”
"A liberal is a man with both feet planted firmly in the air" is the usual form of this saying, but "liberal" is often replaced with other terms and "planted firmly"…
“Belt and suspenders” (conservative approach)
People often wear either a belt or suspenders to hold up their pants, but not a belt and suspenders. Wearing both a belt and suspenders is to have duplication or redundancy. "The greatest…
Fusion Burger
A "fusion burger" (fusion cusine + hamburger) is a hamburger with unexpected ingredients added. For example, a "pizzaburger" is a fusion of "pizza" and…
Latte Liberal
"Latte liberal" describes a person who drinks a latte and is politically liberal. The derogatory term describes a rich person who holds liberal views that are convenient to him or her…
“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Bartleby.comRespectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. NUMBER: 1204 AUTHOR: Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) QUOTATION: If the American people ever allow private…
Hindenburg Omen
The "Hindenburg Omen" is named after the Hindenburg passenger airship that burst into flames in 1937, killing 36 people. Jim Miekka, a blind mathematician and writer for the Sudbury Bull…
Ground Zero Mosque
In 2009, the Cordoba House (a proposed mosque and Islamic cultural center) was planned for the former Burlington Coat Factory building, two blocks away from "Ground Zero." Many people…