V-J Day Kiss (August 14, 1945)
Life magazine published a photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt of an American sailor kissing a woman in Times Square to celebrate V-J Day (August 14, 1945). Eisenstaedt never recorded the couple's…
1970s-present: False Etymologies
Vaccassinate (vaccine/vaccinate + assassinate)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, but many people believed that the vaccines were dangerous. The terms "vaccassinate" (vaccine/vaccinate + assassinate) and…
Vaccassination (vaccine/vaccination + assassination)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, but many people believed that the vaccines were dangerous. The terms "vaccassinate" (vaccine/vaccinate + assassinate) and…
Vaccident or Vaxxident or Vaxxxident (vaccine + accident)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to the development of vaccines. Many of the vaccines affected the vaccinated and resulted in traffic accidents, which were called "vaxxxidents"…
Vaccinazi (vaccine + Nazi)
Some people against vaccines have called a person pushing vaccines a "vaccinazi" (vaccine + Nazi). The term has been used in English and in other languages, such as German, Dutch and…
Vaccine Bouncer or Vax Bouncer or Vaxx Bouncer
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some mandates, such as vaccination requirements to enter restaurants and indoor entertainments. Some of these establishments hired a "vaccine…
Vaccism or Vacism or Vaxism or Vaxxism
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, but many people refused to take the vaccines. "Vacism" (or "vaccism," "vaxism," "vaxxism") is…
Vacism or Vaccism or Vaxism or Vaxxism
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, but many people refused to take the vaccines. "Vacism" (or "vaccism," "vaxism," "vaxxism") is…
Vackseen (variant spelling of “vaccine”)
"Vackseen" (vaccine) and "vackseenz" (vaccines) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings became popular…
Vackseenz (variant spelling of “vaccines”)
"Vackseen" (vaccine) and "vackseenz" (vaccines) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings became popular…
Vacksinashun (variant spelling of “vaccination”)
"Vacksinashun" (vaccination) is a variant spelling, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spelling became popular in 2020 with the COVID-19…
Vacksinate (variant spelling of “vaccinate”)
"Vacksinate" (vaccinate) and "vacksination" (vaccination) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings…
Vacksination (variant spelling of “vaccination”)
"Vacksinate" (vaccinate) and "vacksination" (vaccination) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings…
Vagenda (vagina + agenda)
"Vagenda" (vagina + agenda) is a woman's agenda; this could include feminism. "While this is bullseye when there's a Gloria Allred on the vagenda" was posted on the…
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,'"…
VaJINO (vagina + Jew In Name Only)
"RINO" (Republican In Name Only) is a popular political term that has inspired other "in name only" terms. "JINO" means "Jew(ish) In Name Only." A…
Valentine (city name etymology)
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Valentine, Texas Valentineis a town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. Its population was 134 at the 2010 census,[4] down from 187 at the 2000 census.…
Valley of Ashes (now Flushing Meadows Corona Park)
F. Scott's Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby (1922) described the "Valley of Ashes." This was the Corona Dump in Queens. In 1936, the Corona Dump was cleared to prepare for…
Valluco
"Valluco" means someone (usually of Mexican heritage) from the Rio Grande Valley. "Valluco" is a blend of the words "valley" and "pachuco" (a form of…
Value Investing (Value Investor)
"Value investing" is the investment theory where a "value investor" seeks to buy a security that is undervalued at its current market price. Benjamin Graham (1894-1976) and…