Washington Monument Syndrome (Washington Monument Strategy)
The "Washington Monument syndrome" (or "Washinton Monument strategy") is when an agency, faced with budget cuts, decides to cut its most popular programs, making the cuts very…
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Washington, DC: “Democracy dies in darkness” (Washington Post slogan)
"Democracy dies in darkness" is a slogan of the Washington (DC) Post that first appeared in February 2017. Post investigative journalist Bob Woodward popularized the saying, but claimed…
Washington, DC: “Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm”
William Manchester's book, Portrait of a President: John F. Kennedy in profile (1962), includes a famous line: "'Washington,' John Kennedy once said lightly, 'is a city of…
Washington, DC: “Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality”
"Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality" is a statement about the United States capital city -- "Washington" is a metonym for the federal government -- that is…
Washington, DC: “What do the Metro system and the Little Mermaid have in common?” (joke)
The Washington (DC) Metro -- a transportation system comparable to New York City's subway -- runs "under D.C." In the popular Disney animated film The Little Mermaid (1989), the…
Washington, DC: Capitol Hill (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.Capitol Hill, aside from being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in…
Washington, DC: City of Magnificent Distances (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as "Washington", "the District", or simply…
Washington, DC: Da Capital (nickname)
Some people jocularly say that the "DC" (District of Columbia) in "Washington, DC" stands for "Da Capital" or Da Capitol." "'I know what D.C. stands…
Washington, DC: Da Capitol (nickname)
Some people jocularly say that the "DC" (District of Columbia) in "Washington, DC" stands for "Da Capital" or Da Capitol." "'I know what D.C. stands…
Washington, DC: District of Confusion (nickname)
The United States capital of Washington, District of Columbia ("DC"), has been nicknamed the "District of Confusion" since at least 1943. The "District of Confusion"…
Washington, DC: District of Corruption (nickname)
The United States capital of Washington, District of Columbia ("DC"), has been nicknamed the "District of Corruption" since at least 1951. The "District of Corruption"…
Washington, DC: District of Criminals (nickname)
The United States capital of Washington, District of Columbia ("DC"), has been nicknamed the "District of Criminals" since at least 1992. The "criminals" term usually…
Washington, DC: District of Cunts (nickname)
The United States capital of Washington, District of Columbia ("DC"), has been nicknamed the "District of Cunts" since at least 2009. The nickname was popularized on the…
Washington, DC: Dot.Com (nickname)
The United States capital of Washington, D.C., stands for "District of Columbia," but there is another jocular explanation -- "Dot Com." "TEACHER ASKS JOHNNY IF HE KNOWS…
Washington, DC: Hot Tub (nickname)
M. Stanton Evans wrote in the late 1980s about the Reagan Republicans who came to Washington: "Most conservatives know when they come to Washington that it is a sewer; the trouble is, too many…
Washington, DC: Rome on the Potomac (nickname)
Washington, District of Columbia, is located on the Potomac River. Washington is infrequently nicknamed "Rome on the Potomac," after Rome, Italy, and its ancient empire. In the late…
Washington, DC: Wall Street-Washington Corridor
The term "Wall Street-Washington Corridor" was popularized by the economist Simon Johnson, who used the name in the article "The Quiet Coup" in the May 2009 Atlantic magazine…
Washington, DC: WarPo (Washington Post nickname)
The Washington (DC) Post is a newspaper that has covered events in the nation's capital city -- especially the federal government -- since 1877. The newspaper's name is frequently…
Waste, Fraud and Abuse (“big three”)
Meg Greenfield (1930-1999), a columnist for Newsweek and the Washington (DC) Post, called waste, fraud and abuse "the dread big three" in a July 1993 column. A March 1982 story by the…
Wasted Wednesday
"Wasted Wednesday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. "Well Wasted Wednesday" was cited in print in 1991; "Wasted Wednesdays" was cited in 2003. Other…