The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began in 2001 under the U.S. Department of Transportation; in 2003, TSA was moved to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. TSA agents often use…
A "Trayvonista" (Trayvon Marton + -ista, as in words such as "Sandinista" and "fashionista") is a supporter of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager who was shot and…
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterJonathan Givony@DraftExpressPritchard: Treadmill of mediocrity- Getting 8th seed in NBA playoffs year after year. #ssac12:41 PM - 4 Mar 11 ESPNMark Cuban hopes…
Reason magazine was founded in 1968 as an American libertarian monthly. People who believe that Reason no longer represents true libertarian ideals have nicknamed it Treason (or tReason) magazine.…
"Treasoncrat" could be a form of the words "treason" and "bureaucrat," but usage usually refers to a "Democrat." Users of "treasoncrat" have…
Galveston boasts the ruins of pirate Jean Lafitte's La Maison Rouge (1417 Avenue A near the Galveston wharf), destroyed in 1821 or 1822. In 1912, an enormous electric sign declared:…
Is the "Treaty Oak" of Austin fact or fiction? The Treaty Oak is located in Austin in a city park of Baylor Avenue, between Fifth and Sixth Streets. The tree is believed to be more than…
The "Tree of Hope" in Harlem stood before the old Lafayette Theatre at Seventh Avenue and 131st Street. Actors who stood beneath it would gain employment. The tree was cut down in 1934 to…
A "tree hugger" (or "tree-hugger") is an extreme environmentalist, so-named because many such activists hugged trees to prevent their removal. The term "tree-hugger"…
A "trekathon" (trek + marathon) is an extensive trek, usually up a mountain. "Trek-a-thon" has been cited in print since at least 1998. The website trekathon.com explained in…
"Tremonter” is the name of an inhabitant of Tremont (and also East Tremont), in the borough of the Bronx. The name “East Tremonter” has been cited in print since at least 1887.…
Tres leches ("three milks") is a cake that most probably originated in Nicaragua. In recent years, the cake has been served in Tex-Mex restaurants. Wikipedia: Tres leches cakeA Tres…
New York's "tri-state area" is almost always New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Some times in the past, Connecticut might have been dropped for Pennsylvania or Delaware. An old…
Football scouts evaluate a prospect's "triangle numbers" -- his height, weight and speed. "Those are the so-called triangle numbers -- height, weight, speed -- that coaches…
"Tribeca" means TRIangle BElow CAnal Street. After the 1960s success of "SoHo," many other neighborhood nicknames were suggested. 'Tribeca" has been cited in print…
The Tribeca Design District is a name for the many design-oriented shops and showrooms located in Tribeca (Triangle Below Canal Street in Manhattan). Jean Lin of Colony -- The Designers' Co-op…
"Tribecan" is the name of an inhabitant of Tribeca (Triangle Below Canal Street), in the borough of Manhattan. The name "Tribecan" has been cited in print since at least 1980.…
"Triburbia" has become a new nickname for TriBeCa. http://www.newyorkmetro.com/news/articles/wtc/tribeca1.htmTriBeCa has long been home to well-off families who wanted space and good…
"Trickle-down economics" (or the "trickle-down theory") is economics to attract a prosperous top (large corporations and wealthy people), with the hopes that prosperity…
"Tricolor salad" or "three color salad" (insalata tricolore) uses foods to form the three colors of the flag of Italy -- red, white and green. The salad has been served at New…