Crescent News Network (CNN nickname)
The Cable News Network (now called CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news 24-hour television network. Some critics have called CNN the "Crsecent News Nrtwork" (after the Islamic symbol…
Neighborhoods
Crew Gardens (Kew Gardens)
Kew Gardens in Queens is close to both LaGuardia and JFK airports. Many airline personnel (flight attendants and pilots) live in Kew Gardens; by at least 2000, the nickname "Crew Gardens"…
Crickets or Crickets Chirping (silence)
"Crickets" or "crickets chirping" means total silence from all listeners (except for the crickets chirping in the background. In the cartoon Show Biz Bugs (1957) Daffy Duck…
Crime Heights (Crown Heights, Brooklyn)
Crown Heights in Brooklyn is still known to most people for the three-day "Crown Heights Riots" of August 1991. The name "Crime Heights" became attached to "Crown…
Crime Square or Crimes Square (crime + Times Square)
The Times Square area of New York City began deteriorating in the 1950s; in the 1970s, the area was a center for pornography and crime. The nickname "Crime Square" was suggested as early…
Crime Stoppers (577-TIPS); 267-RAPE; 374-DRUG; NYC-SAFE; COP-SHOT & more
"Crime Stoppers" began in the 1980s to fight crime. Crimes were re-enacted and publicized in the media, and a tips line (577-TIPS) was set up. People who gave helpful tips were rewarded.…
Crimerica (crime + America; Primerica nickname)
Primerica markets financial products and services; it separated from Citigroup in 2010. Primerica has many critics; the popular Primerica nickname of "Crimerica" has been cited in print…
CRIMEX (COMEX nickname)
The COMEX (Commodity Exchange, Inc.) is part of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange. Both gold and silver trade on the COMEX.…
Criminal Disinformation Center (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC played an important role in the Covid-19…
Criminal Front Group Media Matters (Media Matters nickname)
Media Matters for America is a progressive media organization that monitors the conservative media, such as Fox News and talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. Media Matters was organized in 2004 as a…
Criminal News Network (CNN nickname)
The Cable News Network (CNN), a 24-hour cable news channel, was founded by Ted Turner and first broadcast on June 1, 1980. The unflattering CNN nickname of "Criminal News Network" has…
Criminal On Patrol (“cop” backronym)
"Cop" (a police officer) has had several backronyms (back acronyms), such as "Constable On Patrol." Some people believe that the police conduct criminality themselves, and…
Criminal Reserve (Federal Reserve nickname)
The Federal Reserve System has many critics, including some who want to "end the Fed." The term "Criminal Reserve" (cited in print since at least 2008) is an unflattering…
Criminalgo (criminal + algo)
Algorithmic trading systems ("algos") use mathematical formulas to buy and sell securities. High-frequency trading (HFT) is a type of algorithmic trading (or "algo") that uses…
Criminally Negligent News (CNN nickname)
The Cable News Network (now called CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news 24-hour television network. Some who ridicule CNN have called it the "Criminally Negligent News." "CNN =…
Crisis Commodity (gold)
Gold has been called a "crisis commodity" because investors turn to the historical stability of gold during times of crisis. The nickname "crisis commodity" has been used since…
Criss-Cross Applesauce
The book Criss-Cross Applesauce (1978) by B. A. King and Tomie DePaola contains the children's rhyme: Criss-cross applesauceSpiders crawling up your back!Spiders here, Spiders there.Spiders…
Croak and Choke (insurance)
"Croak and choke" (or "choke and croak") is a slang name for the credit life insurance ("croak" means to die) and disability insurance ("choke") that's…
Crockettite (inhabitant of Crockett)
"Crockettite” is the name of an inhabitant of Crockett, Texas. The name “Crockettite” has been cited in print since at least 1907. Wikipedia: Crockett, TexasCrockett is a city in Houston…
Croffle (croissant + waffle)
Entry in progress -- BP YouTubeWaffle + Croissant = Croffle!Dec 30, 2015qkatieI love waffles for a special occasion weekend breakfast because they have all those nooks and crannies that catch the…