Cyprused or Cyprussed (to have bank accounts taken)
Cyrpus suffered a banking crisis in 2013; many people with money in the bank had a portion of that taken from them. The term"Cyprussed" has been cited in print since at least March 20,…
Cyrpus suffered a banking crisis in 2013; many people with money in the bank had a portion of that taken from them. The term"Cyprussed" has been cited in print since at least March 20,…
Texas has long had a heritage of Czech immigrants. Foods, such as the kolache, are part of the Czech legacy in the state. The name "Czechxas" (Czech + Texas) has been put on T-shirts and…
"Brexit” (Great Britain/British + exit) is a word created to define a possible British exit from the eurozone. "Brexit" has been cited in print since at least May 2012. A similar…
"D fence" signs are popular at football and basketball games The letter "D" and a picture of a white picket fence spell "defense" and are displayed by stadium fans…
Dallas has long been called "Big D." In the 1990s, "H-Town" became a hip-hop nickname for Houston, and "D-Town" soon followed. "D-Town" was used in CB-radio…
D'Agostino supermarkets began in New York City in 1932, at Lexington Avenue and East 83rd Street. The "Dag bags" have become famous, just for the name. The jingle "Love that…
It is sometimes said (incorrectly) that before the food was called a "hot dog," it was called a "dachshund sausage." It's said (incorrectly) that the term "dachshund…
"Dadvertising" (dad + advertising) is advertising that features fathers. Sometimes the advertising is aimed at fathers making a purchase for themselves (power tools, for example),…
Round Rock was declared the "Daffodil Capital of Texas" by the Texas legislature in 2003. Round Rock holds an annual Daffodil Festival; the daffodil association began in the 1990s when…
Entry in progress -- B.P. The long list of the names of sandwiches served on long rolls includes blimpie, bomber, Cuban (medianoche), garibaldi, gondola, grinder, hero, hoagie, Italian, jawbreaker,…
The Daily Beast is an American news website. Some critics have dubbed it the "Daily BS" (daily bullshit). "@thedailybeast The daily BS fight is exhausting" was posted on Twitter…
Daily Caller is a conservative news and opinion website that was founded in 2010. Some critics have dubbed it "Daily Crapper." "They should just rename it 'The Daily…
ENtry in progress -- B.P.Daily Mail Wikipedia: Daily MailThe Daily Mail is a British daily conservative, middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published…
The Daily Kos is a progressive political blog, founded in 2002 by Markos Moulitsas. The blog gets its name from the second syllable of the name "Markos." Critics of the blog have called…
The Daily Beast is an American news website. Some critics have dubbed it the "Daily Least." "@TheDailyBeast considers Charlie Sheen quitting Twitter a Top 10 news story. The Daily…
Butter usually has its own place on a refrigerator door, and some have called this butter's "penthouse." This has been shown on several images. "I call this part of the fridge…
The "Dakota" apartment house, at West 72nd Street and Central Park West, is probably most famous today as the last residence of Beatle John Lennon. The building was finished in 1884. It…
Are the city of Dallas and the county of Dallas named after two different people named Dallas? President James K. Polk and Vice President George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864; a former senator from…
Dallas County Jail chili (or Texas prison chili) supposedly originated in the 1930s in the Dallas County Jail. Dallas Sheriff Smoot Schmid (sometimes spelled Smood or Schmidt) became famous for it.…
The Dallas Times Herald began in 1879 as the Dallas Daily Times, merging with the Dallas Daily Herald to become the Dallas Times Herald in 1888. The newspaper was a popular news source until 1991,…