Coco Bread
Coco bread is a Jamaican dish that has been popular in New York City restaurants since the 1970s. The Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery (founded in the Bronx in 1989, franchised since 1996) serves a…
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Cocoanista (cocoa + fashionista)
"Cocoanista" (cocoa/chocolatier + fashionista) was coined in 2011 by Jacqueline Jacek, owner of JACEK Chocolate Couture in Sherwood Park (outside Edmonton). The term is a more descriptive…
CODESTINK or Code Stink (CODEPINK or Code Pink nickname)
CODEPINK (frequently spelled Code Pink) is an anti-war group -- mostly, but not exclusively, women -- that was formed in 2002. Critics of CODEPINK's often aggressive tactics and politically…
Coexist (bumper sticker)
The "COEXIST" image -- popularly seen on bumper stickers -- uses religious symbols to create the word "coexist." Piotr Mlodozeniec, a Polish graphic designer, created the…
Coffee & Tea Festival
The Coffee & Tea Festival at the Metropolitan Pavilion is another new food festival. http://www.everything4coffeeandtea.com/Metropolitan Pavilion125 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011…
Coffee Break
The "coffee break" became an American institution during World War II, when older and inexperienced workers were pushed into the workforce and needed breaks for refreshment. The…
Coffee in the Dark (coffee without milk)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Broolyn Newsstand3 July 1887, Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle, "Restaurant Calls," pg. 13, col. 1:"Coffee in the dark" and "slops in the cup with the…
Coffee Party
The "coffee party" is the political left's answer to the anti-big government "tea party" (TEA=Taxed Enough Already) that was popularized in 2009. The coffee parties began…
Coffee Pot & Coffee Pot Canyon (Broadway)
The Historical Dictionary of American Slang cites "coffee pot" from 1928 and defines it: "Esp. N.Y.C. a small lunchroom or diner." There were so many "coffee pots"…
Coffee Regular
Today, a coffee in New York City is Starbucks. However, some insist that "true" New Yorkers have a "coffee regular" that includes milk and sugar. The Mother Tongue: English…
Coffee Summit
Winston Churchill spoke in February 1950 about a “parley at the summit.” A “summit meeting” would come to mean a high-level meeting, such as one involving the president or prime minsters of…
Coffice (coffeehouse + office)
A "coffice" (coffeehouse + office) is a place where one can get coffee, but also where one can set up a laptop computer and do office work. "Coffice" has been cited in print…
Cohencidence (Cohen + coincidence)
"Cohen" (Hebrew: כֹּהֵן, kōhēn, "priest") is a common Jewish surname. "Cohencidence" (Cohen + coincidence) originally was used when discussing someone named…
Coincideath (coincidence + death)
"Coincideath" (coincidence + death) is a term for a coincidental death. "A mere coincideath!" was posted on Twitter by Igor Filin on October 15, 2013. "You know When 2…
Coincidence Lasagna/Lasagne (layers of coincidence)
"Coincidence lasagna/lasagne" is not a food, but a term to describe "layers of coincidence" -- like the layers of lasagna. "Coincidence lasagna: layers of coincidence. We…
Coincidence Theorist
The term "coincidence theorist" is sometimes used in contrast to a "conspiracy theorist." Either something was planned and it's a conspiracy, or it's all just a…
Coinciditis (coincidence + -itis)
"Coinciditis -- Myocarditis that coincidentally only affects the vaccinated" is a saying that has been shown on many images. The word "coinciditis" (coincidence + -itis) refers…
Coinstipated or Coinstapated (coin + constipated)
"Coinstipated" or "coinstapated" (coin + constipated) has several definitions. "Coinstipated" was cited in print in 2008. "Coinstipated: The result of swallowing…
Cold Cheese Pizza (also called “Oneonta slice”)
"Cold cheese pizza" used to be pizza that's no longer warm, but it's also the name of a special variation of pizza. Tino's Pizza and Restaurant in Oneonta, New York, served…
Cole’s Law: Thinly sliced cabbage (coleslaw joke)
Arthur Bloch's 1977 bestseller, Murphy's law and other reasons why things go wrong, included a food joke: "Cole's Law: Thinly sliced cabbage." The coleslaw joke is still…