Glambling (glamorous + gambling; glam + bling)
"Glambling" (glamorous + gambling; glam + bling) is an infrequently used term, usually to describe people (especially women) dressed in high fashion at a casino. "The Art of…
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Glance Journalism
The Apple watch was released in April 2015 and provided at-a-glance headlines and brief news stories. Sportswriter Dan Shanoff wrote in September 2014: "And yet even that notification layer…
Gland Canyon (Broadway at Times Square)
Broadway -- New York City's theatrical center -- was briefly called the "Gland Canyon" (gland + Grand Canyon) in the late 1920s and early 1930s. "Gland Canyon" was printed…
Gland Canyon (Broadway at Times Square)
Broadway -- New York City's theatrical center -- was briefly called the "Gland Canyon" (gland + Grand Canyon) in the late 1920s and early 1930s. "Gland Canyon" was printed…
Glass Ceiling
The "glass ceiling" is an invisible barrier that prevents women and minorities from rising higher up the corporate ladder; thosethat do are said to "shatter the glass ceiling."…
Glass Cliff
Women often break the "glass ceiling" to get a job. However, when women get an executive job, they often face a "glass cliff." As explained in "Introducing... the glass…
Glass Zoo (United Nations Building)
"Glass Zoo" is a nickname for the United Nations' glass headquarters in New York City, used by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr., in a 2005 story about John Bolton, the United States…
Glatt Kosher
Entry in progress -- B.P. About.com: Kosher FoodWhat is Glatt Kosher?By Giora Shimoni, About.comQuestion: What is Glatt Kosher?Answer: The technical definition of glatt kosher is meat from animals…
Gliberal (glib + liberal)
The term "gliberal" (glib + liberal) has had a long -- though infrequent -- usage. Newspaper columnist Walter Winchell used "gliberal" in 1947; Averell Harriman used…
Glibertarian (glib + libertarian)
A "glibertarian" (glib + libertarian) is someone who professes libertarian views of limited government, but who actually supports government programs in practice. A…
Glitch
A "glitch" is problem (such as a computer "bug"), usually involving technology. The Oxford English Dictionary states "etymology unknown." Merriam-Webster and the…
Glittering Grotto in the Sky (530 East 72nd Street)
The 3,200-square foot, 4-bedroom penthouse at 530 East 72nd Street was owned by Frank Sinatra from 1961 to 1972, where he held many famous parties. Artist Andy Warhol dubbed it a "glittering…
Glizzy (hot dog)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Know Your MemeGlizzyAboutGlizzy is a slang term for "hot dog." In June 2020, some online applied the term to images of people eating hot dogs, referring to them…
Glizzy Gladiator
Entry in progress -- B.P. Know Your MemeGlizzyAboutGlizzy is a slang term for "hot dog." In June 2020, some online applied the term to images of people eating hot dogs, referring to them…
Global Billionaires Club (One57)
One57 is a 75-story (1,004 feet) Manhattan residential building at 167 West 57th Street. Apartments were pre-purchased for large sums of money; many of the purchasers were billionaires. While still…
Globalism
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: GlobalismGlobalism can have at least two different and opposing meanings. One meaning is the attitude or policy of placing the interests of the entire world…
Globalist
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: GlobalismGlobalism can have at least two different and opposing meanings. One meaning is the attitude or policy of placing the interests of the entire world…
Globaloney (global + baloney)
Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) gave a forty minute speech before Congress on February 9, 1943. She criticized Vice President Henry Wallace's global post-war plans. "Much of…
Globe Square and Telegram Square (formerly in lower Manhattan)
"Globe Square" was named in 1911 after The Globe newspaper (also called The New York Evening Globe and The Globe and Commercial Advertiser, located at Dey Street, from Greenwich Street to…
Globocrat (global + bureaucrat)
A "globocrat" (global + bureaucrat) can be a "global bureaucrat" (such as someone who works at the United Nations) or a "globalist" (someone who works for an…