Fixer-upper
"Fixer upper" was frequently used in the 1930s to mean a person who fixes things up. In the 1940s, houses that needed work were advertised -- at presumed lower prices -- for these…
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Fixin’ to
"Fixin' to" ("fixing to") is a standard feature of Southern American English and dates from at least 1843. “‘Fixin’ to’ is the official verb of Texas” and…
Fizzician (fizz + physician)
Soda jerks sometimes jocularly called themselves "fizzicians," (fizz + physician). The jocular term was cited in a May 22, 1876 joke in the St. Albans (VT) Daily Messenger that was…
Flag City (Edna nickname)
The city of Edna is called "Flag City" because of its show of support for the Vietnam War in 1967-68. Mayor A. D. Tinker got fed up after he saw the anti-war demonstrations at the…
Flagel (Flat Bagel, or Flat)
The "flagel" (FLAY-gel) -- also called a "flat bagel," "bagel flat" and "flat" -- appears to have been invented in Long Island or New York City in the 1980s…
Flappachino (flap + cappuccino)
Everyone knows about a "cappuccino," and Starbucks Coffee Company sells a "frappuccino." "FLAPPUCCINO A Starbucks induced queef" was entered in the Urban Dictionary on…
Flapper Pie
"Flapper Pie" is named after the 1920s flappers. It is a Graham cracker vanilla custard pie topped with meringue. The origin of flapper pie is uncertain, but a recipe from Mrs. Thomas…
Flappuccino (flap + cappuccino)
Everyone knows about a "cappuccino," and Starbucks Coffee Company sells a "frappuccino." "FLAPPUCCINO A Starbucks induced queef" was entered in the Urban Dictionary on…
Flapuccino (flap + cappuccino)
Everyone knows about a "cappuccino," and Starbucks Coffee Company sells a "frappuccino." "FLAPPUCCINO A Starbucks induced queef" was entered in the Urban Dictionary on…
Flaquita (Flaco; Flaquities)
"Flaquita" (from the word "flaco") is Spanish for "little skinny one." It is the opposite of the "gordita," or "little fat one." Trudy's…
Flaquito
What is a "flaquito" (little skinny one)? And how is it any different from a "flauta" (flute") or a "taquito"? A "flaquito" is a flour tortilla rolled…
Flash Crash
A "flash crash" is a sudden stock market decline. This can be triggered by computer selling, turning a small stock market drop into a crash in just a matter of minutes. The May 6, 2010…
Flash Drought
A "flash drought" is similar to a "flash flood." In a flash drought, a sudden, unexpected burst of high temperatures and low humidity comes into an area and stays for an…
Flash Flood Alley
Central Texas (Austin to San Antonio) has been called "Flash Flood Alley." A 2004 documentary by that title has been made to publicize the flood threats. Flood SafetyTen Texas Flood…
Flash Mobbery or Flashmobbery (flash mob + robbery)
"Flash mob" is a term from 2003 to describe a sudden "mob" of people, such as for a public performance art project. "Flashmobbery" has been cited in print since 2006…
Flashpacking
"Flashpacking" (flash + backpacking) is an affluent backpacker. A "flashpacker" might travel light, but has access to money and can travel expensively, if necessary. The website…
Flat Broke
To be "flat broke" is to have absolutely no money. The word "flat" is added, perhaps, to emphasize that there is no bulge in any pants pocket to show even a single coin.…
Flat Earther
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) sailed to the western hemisphere from Spain in 1492; a myth developed that this voyage proved that the earth was round (and not flat), but this had been known for…
Flatbush Diabetes
"Flatbush diabetes" was identified in 1994 by Dr. Mary Ann Banerji and others at the Diabetes Center of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. (It is, perhaps, more…
Flatbush Frolic
The annual "Flatbush Frolic" is a street festival that takes place in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. http://www.clearviewfestival.com/eventforms/050918_con2005fdc.pdf…