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No pork on my fork

"No pork on my fork" is a phrase associated with the Nation of Islam. It's the name of a Harlem restaurant and it has been used in rap lyrics. Big Daddy Kane is a member of The Five…

No Soap. Radio

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_soap_radio The Wikipedia entry above is a good explanation of this "joke." Was it born in the Bronx? 18 June 1971, New York Times, pg. 63:No. 1 is the home…

No-Park Slope (Park Slope)

Park Slope is a neighborhood in western Brooklyn. Street parking is so scarce that it's been nicknamed "No-Park Slope" (or "No Park Slope") since at least 2007. Wikipedia:…

Noah’s Boy (ham)

"Ham" of the Bible is Noah's son, and this fact eventually found it's way into restaurant slang. "Noah's boy" became an order of boiled ham. "Noah's…

NoChe (North of Chelsea)

NoChe (North Of Chelsea) is an infrequently used neighborhood nickname for the Manhattan area between Hell's Kitchen and Chelsea that is also sometimes called Hellsea. "NoChe" is…

Nodel (not a model)

A "nodel" is someone who is "not a professional model," but models anyway. A nodel might be a friend or family member of a designer, a local celebrity, a person of certain…

NoDo (Houston’s North of Downtown area)

"NoDo" (north of downtown) is a neighborhood nickname (like New York City's "SoHo" for "South of Houston Street") first used in Denver, Colorado, dating from…