Beaver State (Oregon nickname)
Oregon is known as the "Beaver State" because fur companies operated in Astoria from 1811. "DEMOCRACY OF OREGON. -- The gallant Democracy of the Beaver State are actively in…
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Beavers (CCNY teams)
"Go Beavers!" No, that's not porn coming back to Times Square. "Beaver" is the nickname of the City College of New York's sports teams. New York, historically, was a…
BEC (bacon, egg and cheese)
Breakfast plates and sandwiches containing some combination of bacon, eggs and cheese have existed for a long time, but were never given a formal name. The one-food restaurant bec…
Bed and Breakfast Capital of Texas (Jefferson nickname)
The city of Jefferson in Marion County was designated by the Texas Legislature in 1997 as the "Bed and Breakfast Capital of (East) Texas." The small town of under 3,000 people has about…
Bed Bath & Beyoncé or Bloodbath & Beyond (Bed Bath & Beyond nickname)
Bed Bath & Beyond is a home products retailer, formed in 1971 and headquartered in Union, New Jersey. The nickname "Bloodbath & Beyond" comes from an episode of television…
Bed-Stuy (Do or Die); Bed-Stuy and Proud of It
The Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn (Bed-Stuy) is sometimes called "De(a)d-Stuy." It's a tough place. A documentary Bed Stuy (Do or Die), about the ambulance corps, was released…
Bed, Bath & Beyond My Budget (Bed, Bath & Beyond nickname)
Bed Bath & Beyond is a home products retailer, formed in 1971 and headquartered in Union, New Jersey. Some customers have found the store's products to be expensive. The Bed, Bath &…
Bedford Hill (Bed-Stuy + Clinton Hill)
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Brooklyn PaperMay 13, 2011New names help Brooklyn growBy Lanishia GoodwinI believe that Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries’s proposal is extreme. Renaming neighborhoods is…
Bedpan Alley (Hospital Row or Hospital Land)
The East Side and the West Side of Manhattan have rows of hospital buildings. They are called "Bedpan Alley" (similar-sounding to "Tin Pan Alley") or "Hospital Row" or…
Beducator (bed + educator)
Beducator = Bed + Educator. This word comes from the New York (NY) Post -- a newspaper that often runs sensational stories. 14 April 2005, New York (NY) Post, pp. 1-2:Second HS beducator exposedIt…
Bedwetting Liberal
A "bedwetting liberal" (or "bed wetting liberal") is a derogatory term, similar to "liberal pansy," to describe a person weak in the bladder and (presumably) the…
Bedwick (Bed-Stuy + Bushwick)
The Brooklyn neighborhood of "Bedwick" (Bedford-Stuyvesant + Bushwick) was used in a real estate advertisement and was reported on the blog Curbed NY on August 5, 2013. The term has been…
Bee Caver (inhabitant of Bee Cave)
"Bee Caver” is the name of an inhabitant of Bee Cave, Texas. The name “Bee Caver” has been cited in print since at least 2009. "Bee Cavian" was used by one Internet poster in…
Bee Vomit (honey)
Honey has been called "bee vomit" -- often in jest -- since at least 1982. Some honey products have had "bee vomit" on the label, and "Honey is really just bee vomit"…
Beef and Reef (Reef and Beef)
"Beef and Reef" (or "Reef and Beef") is a restaurant dish featuring both meat and seafood. The term appeared in the 1960s, along with similar terms such as "Surf and…
Beef Wellington
Beef Wellington (or "Fillet of Beef a la Wellington") was served in New York City's fashionable restaurants in the 1930s and 1940s, although today it can rarely be found anywhere.…
Beef-Head (a Texan)
A resident of Texas was called a "Beef-Head" by at least 1864. The name is related to Texas's famous cattle industry and was similar to "cowboy." "Beef-Heads"…
Beefsteak
The "beefsteak" is a New York tradition from the 19th century that has since died out. January 1893, Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, "New York Restaurant Life," pg. 108,…
Beefsteak Nazi (brown on the outside, red on the inside)
"Beefsteak Nazi" is a term originally used in the 1930s for a German who was brown (Nazi) on the outside, but red (Communist) on the inside. "Beefsteak Nazis -- Brown outside but Red…
Beefullness (beef + fullness)
McDonald's fast food restaurants in South Africa invented the name "beefullness" (beef + fullness) in 2013. "It's that feeling of pure contentment as you take the last bite…