Farmers’ Market
A "farmers' market" (also spelled "farmers market") is a retail market where farmers can sell their foods to the public. Farmers' markets have existed in some form for…
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Fartichoke (fart + Jerusalem artichoke)
The Jerusalem artichoke (or sunchoke) has been nicknamed "fartichoke" because, as some suggest, the dietary fiber inulin can't be properly digested and causes an Ex-Lax-like effect…
Fascist Bastards Incorporated (Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI nickname)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was founded in 1908 and conducts federal criminal and intelligence investigations. FBI nicknames include "Fascist Bastards Incorporated,"…
Fascist Bureau of Investigation (Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI nickname)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was founded in 1908 and conducts federal criminal and intelligence investigations. The unflattering FBI nickname of "Fascist Bureau of…
Fascistbook (fascist + Facebook)
Facebook is a popular global social networking website. Some people who don't like Facebook -- usually because of censorship -- have nicknamed it "Fascistbook" (fascist + Facebook),…
Fashion Avenue; Fashion Capital of the World
"Fashion Avenue" is now often used instead of "Garment Center" or "Fashion Center." The "Fashion Avenue" street name was born with the "Fashion Capital…
Fashion Bible (Vogue magazine nickname)
Many publications have been called the "fashion bible" or the "bible of fashion" or the "bible of the fashion world." Godey's Lady' Book has been called…
Fashion Bible (Women’s Wear Daily nickname)
Many publications have been called the "fashion bible" or the "bible of fashion" or the "bible of the fashion world." Godey's Lady' Book has been called…
Fashion Victim (FV)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Fashion victimFashion Victim is a term claimed to have been coined by Oscar de la Renta that is used to identify a person who is unable to identify commonly…
Fashion Week (“7th on 6th”)
"Fashion Week" was an event known only to the trade until 1993. In that year, it was called "7th on 6th" and Seventh Avenue (the Fashion District) began tent shows at Bryant…
Fashionista
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: fashionistaEtymologyCoined by Stephen Fried in Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy of the Supermodel Gia in 1993. It is a combination of fashion and the Italian,…
Fast Casual Restaurant
A "fast casual" restaurant is a hybrid of a fast food restaurant and a casual dining restaurant. Food is served fast, but menu items are more expensive (and often of a higher quality)…
Fast Fine (fast food/fast casual + fine dining)
The restaurant concept of "fast fine" (fast food/fast casual + fine dining) was created by restaurateur Pierre Panos, who opened his Fresh To Order (F2O) restaurant chain in 2005. F2O…
Fast Food (Fast Food Restaurant)
"Fast food" is a quickly prepared meal at a "fast food restaurant" -- such as a hamburger ("fast food") at McDonald's (a "fast food restaurant"). The…
Fat Antonio (San Antonio nickname)
The city of San Antonio is often surveyed to have some of the fattest people in the United States. Some attribute this to the warm weather, which forces people to stay indoors in air-conditioned…
Fat Apple (fat + Big Apple)
Hillary Clinton was a United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009, but she wasn't born in New York and hadn't lived in New York long before she was elected to office. When…
Fat Bitches Incorporated (Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI nickname)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was founded in 1908 and conducts federal criminal and intelligence investigations. FBI nicknames include "Fascist Bastards Incorporated,"…
Fat Cat (Fatcat)
Frank Richardson Kent (1877-1958) was a longtime political pundit on the Baltimore (MD) Sun, writing a syndicated column titled "The Great Game of Politics." Kent popularized the term…
Fat City
"Fat City" was the title of a book and a movie. The slang term ("easy street in fat city") meant to be well off. It is not known where this originated. "Fat" meant…
Fat Finger
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: fat-fingerAlternative spellingsfat finger, fatfinger Etymologyfat + finger, the implication being that a person who fat-fingers does so because his or her…