Cork
"Corks" were the transit cops, who work underground and pop to the surface. There used to be transit police and housing police and the police, but Mayor Rudy Giuliani merged all three…
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Corkage (Corkage Fee; Corkage Money)
Corkage (or "corkage fee" or "corkage money") is the amount that a restaurant charges customers when they bring in their own bottles of wine. Customers may want to bring in…
Corking (bicycle-caused gridlock)
Joel Pomerantz helped to form the bicycle group "Critical Mass" in San Francisco and probably coined the term "corking" there in 1992. Critical Mass (a large mass of bicycle…
Corn Chip (Fritos)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Corn chipA corn chip is a snack food made from cornmeal fried in oil or baked, usually in the shape of a small noodle or scoop. Corn chips are thick, rigid and…
Corn Dog (or Corndog or Corny Dog)
The "corn dog" (or "corndog" or "corny dog") is a "hot dog" coated in corn meal, served on a stick. It was long thought that the corndog was invented at the…
Corn Dog Shrimp (Corndog Shrimp)
"Corndog Shrimp" (or "Corn Dog Shrimp") is a dish that was invented at the Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill in Austin, Texas in 2002. It's shrimp coated with the batter…
Corn Night (October 30th)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Halloween-related nights include Cabbage Night, Chalk Night, Devil's Night, Doorbell Night, Gate Night, Goosey Night, Mischief Night, Moving Night and Soap…
Corned Beef and Cabbage (Jiggs dinner)
"Corned beef and cabbage" is a popular Irish dinner, and it's often served on St. Patrick's Day. In 1925, "corned beef and cabbage" was voted to be the favorite dish…
Cornicione (end crust of a pizza)
The cornicione (COR-nich-ee-OH-nah) of a pizza is the end crust. The word is from the Italian and describes the "cornice" or "outer ledge" of a pizza. "Cornicione"…
Corning: Crystal City (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Corning (city), New YorkCorning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 11,183 at the 2010 census. It is…
Cornteen (quarantine)
"Corn teen" (or "corn-teen" or "cornteen") means "quarantine" and has nothing to do with corn or a teenager. The jocular "cornteen" has been…
Corona Disinformation Center (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC played an important role in the Covid-19…
Coronacoinage (coronavirus + coinage)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in new words and phrases, dubbed "coronacoinage" (coronavirus + coinage). These include portmanteaus, neologisms, acronyms, backronyms and…
Coronadult (coronavirus + adult)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led to the terms "coronadult" (coronavirus + adult) and "coronadulting" (coronavirus + adulting). "Why are you acting like a Coronateen…
Coronadulting (coronavirus + adulting)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led to the terms "coronadult" (coronavirus + adult) and "coronadulting" (coronavirus + adulting). "Why are you acting like a Coronateen…
Coronagate (coronavirus + -gate)
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreakThe 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome…
Coronageddon (coronavirus + Armageddon)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was viewed as an Armageddon by many, resulting in the portmanteau term "Coronageddon" (coronavirus + Armageddon). "Coronageddon" was posted on…
Coronapocalypse (coronavirus + apocalypse)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was viewed as an apocalypse by many, resulting in the portmanteau term "coronapocalypse" (coronavirus + apocalypse). "Yep, coronapocalypse or not,…
Coronatarian (coronavirus + authoritarian)
The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic helped to create the portmanteau word "coronatarian," meaning "coronavirus" and either "vegetarian" or…
Coronatarian (coronavirus + vegetarian)
The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic helped to create the portmanteau word "coronatarian," meaning "coronavirus" and either "vegetarian" or…