Minnesota: New England of the West (nickname)
"New England of the West" is an old nickname for Minnesota. In the first half of the 19th century, many new areas of the west wanted to be compared to the success of New England. The…
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Minnesota: North Star State (nickname)
Minnesota, a state along the northern border of the United States with Canada, is called the "North Star State." Polaris, called the "Pole Star" or the "North Star,"…
Minsky Moment (Minsky Crisis)
The terms "Minsky moment" and "Minsky crisis" refer to the economist Hyman Philip Minsky (1919-1996), who studied financial crises. Minsky argued against large amounts of…
MINT (Mexico + Indonesia + Nigeria + Turkey)
The term "BRIC" nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China) was coined in 2001 by economist Jim O'Neill. The Japanese company Panasonic came up with a new grouping of nations in 2010…
Mint Ratio
Entry in progress -- B.P. InvestorWords.commint ratioThe price of an ounce of gold divided by the price of an ounce of silver. InvestopediaWhat Does Mint Ratio Mean?1. The price of an ounce of gold…
Minute Steak
Entry in progress -- B.P. Practically EdibleMinute SteakMeal that would normally be quite chewy, such as that from the tougher area of the Sirloin or from the Eye of Round, is cut into small, very…
Miracle at the New Meadowlands (2010 Giants collapse)
The original "Miracle at the Meadowlands" (November 18. 1978) -- also called "The Fumble" -- featured a New York Giants fumble in the closing seconds that led to a Philadelphia…
Miracle on Madison Avenue
The annual "Miracle on Madison Avenue" street fair has helped charities (such as the Childrens Aid Society) since 1987. ...Children's Aid Society -- Miracle on MadisonShare in the…
Mirrortocracy (mirror + meritocracy)
A "mirrortocracy" (mirror + meritocracy) is an organization that is composed of people not necessarily on merit, but of people who "mirror" others already in the organization…
Mischief Night (October 30th)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Halloween-related nights include Cabbage Night, Chalk Night, Corn Night, Devil's Night, Doorbell Night, Gate Night, Goosey Night, Moving Night and Soap Night.…
Miscvegeneation or Misvegenation (miscegenation + vegetation/vegetable)
Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report discussed the "TomTato" (a hybrid tomato-potato plant) on the show of October 24, 2013. Colbert was against the…
Misogymnast/Misogymnist or Mysogymnast/Mysogymnist (misogynist + gymnast)
"Misogymnast/misogymnist" or "mysogymnast/mysogymnist" (misogynist + gymnast) is a compound term that has been used in several puns. "Is a male gymnast that hates women a…
Miss Brooklyn (proposed Brooklyn skyscraper)
"Miss Brooklyn" is the proposed Frank Gehry-designed 60-story skyscraper on the Atlantic Yards site. The nickname comes from Gehry himself.…
Miss Canada
"Miss Canada" is a representation of the nation of Canada, often illustrated with Uncle Sam (a representation of the United States) or illustrated with Johnny Canuck (a male…
Miss Liberty & Queen of Lost New York (Hettie Anderson, model)
Harriette ("Hettie") Eugenia Anderson was born in 1873 in Columbia, South Carolina, and lived most of the rest of her life in Manhattan's Harlem. She probably posed for three U.S.…
Miss Subways
"Miss Subways" was a beauty contest (actually, talent agencies ran the show and it wasn't much of a "contest") that was featured in the New York subways from 1941-1976. The…
Mission City (San Antonio nickname)
The city of San Antonio was named by Spanish explorers and missionaries who discovered a river of June 13 (the feast day of Saint Anthony) in 1691. The river was named "San Antonio" and…
Missionite (inhabitant of Mission)
"Missionite” is the name of an inhabitant of Mission, Texas. The name “Missionite” has been cited in print since at least 1909. Wikipedia: Mission, TexasMission is a city in Hidalgo…
Mississippi Mud Cake (Mississippi Mud Pie)
Mississippi Mud Cake (or Mississippi Mud Pie) may come from Mississippi -- or it may not. The name "Mississippi Mud" was popularized by a 1927 song of that title. In 1953,…
Mississippi: “What do you call a hippie’s wife?”/“Mississippi.”
The state of Mississippi sounds like "Mrs. Hippie." The pun has been cited in print since at least December 14, 1968, when this was printed in the Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette: "A…