Streets

Professional Homeless

"Professional homeless" seems like an oxymoron. Who is "professionally" without a profession and a home? The term "professional homeless" has been cited in print since…

Professorette

Entry in progress -- B.P. ,a href="http://maplestreet.blogs.com/trying/2007/04/is_the_professo.html">Barely promotedFriday, April 06, 2007Is the professorette being sluttish, or coy?I.…

Profit of Doom

Entry in progress -- B.P. Doctor Doom OCLC WorldCatThe profit of doom.Author: Hugh Dirac Publisher: London : Sidgwick & Jackson, 1970. Edition/Format: Book : Fiction : English OCLC WorldCat…

Progressive

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Progressive Party (United States)The name Progressive has been assigned to a collection of parties in the United States over the past century or so. Several…

ProHo (Prospect Heights)

"ProHo" (like "Soho") has been infrequently used as a neighborhood nickname for Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The nickname has vulgar connotations ("pro ho" or…

Proud City

"Proud City" was a short-lived nickname coined by Mayor John Lindsay in 1966. "Fun City" was also Lindsay's. 1 January 1966, New York Herald Tribune, pg. 1:John V. Lindsay…