Huffington Joke (Huffington Post nickname)
The Huffington Post was started on May 9, 2005, by Arianna Huffington and others; the website features liberal/progressive news and opinion. "The Huffington Joke" is an infrequently used…
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Huffington Poop or Huff Poop or HuffPoop (HuffPost nickname)
The Huffington Post (now HuffPost) was started on May 9, 2005, by Arianna Huffington and others; the website features liberal/progressive news and opinion. The unflattering nickname of…
Hug’s Men (New York Yankees nickname)
Baseball manager Miller Huggins (1878-1929) managed the St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1917) and the New York Yankees (1918-1929). Both teams were sometimes nicknamed "Hug's Men" or…
Hug’s Sluggers (New York Yankees nickname)
Baseball manager Miller Huggins (1878-1929) managed the St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1917) and the New York Yankees (1918-1929). Both teams were sometimes nicknamed "Huggins'(s)…
Huggins’ Sluggers (New York Yankees nickname)
Baseball manager Miller Huggins (1878-1929) managed the St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1917) and the New York Yankees (1918-1929). Both teams were sometimes nicknamed "Huggins'(s)…
Hugmen (New York Yankees nickname)
Baseball manager Miller Huggins (1878-1929) managed the St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1917) and the New York Yankees (1918-1929). Both teams were sometimes nicknamed "Hug's Men" or…
Human Chop Shop (Planned Parenthood nickname)
A "chop shop" is an auto body "shop" where vehicles are "chopped" up for their parts. Abortion clinics have also been called "chop shops." "I agree with…
Human Google (New York Public Library help desk nickname)
The New York Public Library has an "Ask NYPL" help line staffed by librarians to answer queries. The Google search engine now answers most people's queries, but Ask NYPL still exists…
Human High Tide
"Human high tide" is another term for "rush hour." The difference is that the former term ("human high tide") concerns people and the latter term ("rush…
Hummingbird Cake
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Hummingbird CakeHummingbird cake is a banana-pineapple spice cake common in the Southern United States. Ingredients include flour, sugar, salt, vegetable oil,…
Hummus
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: HummusHummus is a Levantine Arab food dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. It is…
Hump Day
"Hump Day" is a day that gets people "over the hump" (over 50% completion of something). The "hump day" of the seven-day week is Wednesday. The term "hump…
Hungarian Boulevard or Hungarian Broadway (East 79th Street in Yorkville)
Both "Little Hungary" and "Little Germany" used to be located in Manhattan's lower east side. Gradually, both communities moved uptown to Yorkville. Yorkville's East…
Huntsvegas (Huntsville nickname)
Huntsville, Alabama, is the largest of the many "Huntsvilles" in the United States. By at least 1992, Huntsville (called "Rocket City" because of the NASA Marshall Space Flight…
Hurricane Cocktail (Hurricane Punch)
The Hurricane Cocktail is said to have been invented at Pat O'Brien's in New Orleans, a bar that began in 1933. Whiskey had been in short supply during World War II, but rum was readily…
Hush Puppies
The exact origin and reason for the name "hush puppies" remain a mystery. It's known that "corn dodgers" were eaten all throughout the South. Pinpointing the origin of when…
Hustle Town or Hustletown (Houston nickname)
"Hustle Town" (or "Hustletown") is a nickname for the city of Houston. There was a night club (ca. 2000) called Hustle Town in Houston. The nickname "Hustle Town" is…
Huttoan (inhabitant of Hutto)
"Huttoan” is the name of an inhabitant of Hutto, Texas. The name “Huttoan” (the term used in The Hutto News) has been cited in print since at least 2005. Wikipedia: Hutto, TexasHutto is…
Hydrogin (hydrogen + gin)
"Oxygin" (oxygen + gin) and "hydrogin" (hydrogen + gin) are jocular terms. A now-classic joke was printed in Manners: A Novel by Miss Francis Moore: "Every body learns…
Hylan’s Holes (abandoned, incomplete Staten Island Tunnel)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Staten Island TunnelThe Staten Island Tunnel is an abandoned, incomplete railway/subway tunnel in New York City. It was intended to connect railways on Staten…