Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Master of the Universe

Tom Wolfe's 1987 novel The Bonfire of the Vanities (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux) coined this term for Wall Street. It's not used much today. The true "Master of the…

Matchstick Potatoes (Matchstick Fries)

A matchstick is a short and narrow piece of material (usually wood); food, such as carrots, is often cut up into small slices that resemble matchsticks. "Matchstick potatoes" are slender…

Maturialism (mature + materialism)

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterChris Maloney‏@maloneydigitalNew Maloney on Marketing Post: Emerging Baby Boomer Trends - Maturialism & Spending the Kids Inheritance http://bit.ly/d5FAP4:18…

Maverick

"Maverick" is so popular that basketball's Dallas Mavericks have this word as their nickname. The word "maverick" can be used as a noun or a verb. (Oxford English…

Mayo (mayonnaise)

"Mayo" (short for "mayonnaise") is one term that has survived from lunch counter lingo to enter into standard American English. "Mayo" is cited in print from at least…

Mayonegg (mayonnaise + egg)

The food "mayonegg" (mayonnaise + egg) was coined by the television series Arrested Development, in the episode "The One Where They Build a House" (November 14, 2004). One…