Controligarchy (control + oligarchy)
"Controligarch" (control + oligarch) and "controligarchy" (control + oligarchy) are portmanteau words that was popularized in the book Controligarchs: Exposing the billionaire…
Neighborhoods
Controllavirus (control + coronavirus)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was called the "controlavirus" (control + coronavirus) by some who believed that the most harmful thing of the coronavirus was the loss of liberty and…
Conundrum Supper
A "conundrum supper" ("conundrum dinner" is less frequently used) is a meal where each menu item is presented in the form of a riddle. For example, "A Group of…
Convention City (New Orleans nickname)
New Orleans began hosting many national conventions in the 1890s and in the early 1900s. "New Orleans Is a Convention City" was a headline in The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA) on May…
Conventional Wisdom
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionaryconventional wisdom (plural conventional wisdoms)A belief or set of beliefs that is widely accepted, especially one which may be questionable on close…
Conveyor Belt of Wall Street (Wharton School nickname)
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania sends many of its graduates to Wall Street jobs. A Financial Times story in September 2012 called Wharton the "conveyor belt of Wall…
Convict Alley (Lexington Avenue, between 119th and 126th streets)
The area of East Harlem on Lexington Avenue, between 119th Street and 126th Street, has been called "Convict Alley." The New York (NY) Daily News, in the story "Convict alley in…
Convid (con + COVID-19)
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe…
Cook-Off (Cookoff)
A "cook-off" is a cooking competition. Cook-offs often limit themselves to a particular food, such as "chili cook-offs." The term "cook-off" began in 1936 at the…
Cookies and Cream (Cookies ‘n Cream; Cookies ‘n Creme)
Blue Bell Ice Cream (the self-styled "little creamery" in Brenham, Texas) blended crushed Oreo cookies with vanilla ice cream and trademarked the name "Cookies 'n Cream" in…
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Coonass (Coon-ass)
"Coonass" (or "coon-ass") is a term used to describe Cajuns. The term is used especially in Lousiana and in the parts of Texas with a strong Louisiana influence (such as Port…
Cooperstown: Birthplace of Baseball (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cooperstown, New YorkCooperstown is a village in Otsego County, New York, United States. It is the county seat. Most of the village lies within the town of…
Coors Field East or Coors East (New Yankee Stadium nickname)
The new Yankee Stadium (opened in 2009) quickly developed a reputation as a baseball park where it's easy to hit home runs. Nicknames for the new stadium include "Bronx bandbox" (or…
Coosie (or Cocinero)
The camp cook was often called the "cocinero" (Spanish for "male cook"), or simply "coosie" for short. Tex-Mex DictionaryCOCINERO (ko-SEE-nair-o)Male cook. In early…
Cooter Brown (“as drunk as Cooter Brown”)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cooter BrownCooter Brown, sometimes given as Cootie Brown, is a name used in metaphors and similes for drunkenness, mostly in the southern United States. Cooter…
Cop (“copper” badge myth)
"Cop" (policeman) probably comes from "cop," meaning to "nab" a suspect. One myth suggests that "cop" comes from "Constable On Patrol." This has no…
Cop Killa Queenz (Queens)
Queens is one of the five boroughs of New York City; it has the largest area and the second-largest population. The rap nickname of Queens is "Cop Killa Queenz/Queens" (or just…
Copaganda (cop + propaganda)
"Copaganda" (cop + proaganda) is a portmanteau word suggesting that law enforcement uses the news media and entertainment to portray police (cops) in a positive light. "English:…
Copperhead (Civil War nickname)
A "Copperhead" was a person from the North who sympathized with the South during the Civil War. The term appears to have started in April 1861, when copperhead snakes were sent by mail…