Goldie Mac (Goldman Sachs + Freddie Mac)
The Wall Street Journal of July 15, 2009, added another to the financial firm of Goldman Sachs's growing list of nicknames -- "Goldie Mac." This a reminder of Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae…
Buildings/Housing/Parks
Goldilocks Economy (Goldilocks Recovery; Goldilocks Scenario)
The children's story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" had Goldilocks try to eat the three bowls of porridge. One porridge was too cold and one porridge was too hot, but one…
Goldman Sachsony (Goldman Sachs + Saxony)
The financial firm of Goldman Sachs is so influential over world governments that the nickname "Goldman Sachsony" (Goldman Sachs + Saxony) has been used to describe any country where…
Goldman Sucks or Goldman Sux (Goldman Sachs nickname)
Goldman Sachs is a financial firm that's headquartered at 200 West Street in Manhattan. The unflattering nickname of "Goldman Sucks" (or "Goldman Sux") has been cited in…
Goldmanite (Goldman Sachs employee)
A present or former employee of the financial firm of Goldman Sachs is called a "Goldmanite." The name 'Goldmanite" has been cited in print since at least 1992.…
Goldmine Sacks or Goldmine Sachs (Goldman Sachs nickname)
Goldman Sachs is a leading financial firm, headquartered in lower Manhattan. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the company made so much money (and made its employees so wealthy) that it was nicknamed…
Golf Clap (moderate applause/enthusiasm)
A "golf clap" occurs after a professional golfer hits the ball and it lands on the green. It is a respectful clapping from the crowd (less loud than the clapping after an amazing shot,…
Gondola Sandwich
Entry in progress -- B.P. The long list of the names of sandwiches served on long rolls includes blimpie, bomber, Cuban (medianoche), Dagwood, garibaldi, grinder, hero, hoagie, Italian, jawbreaker,…
Gone to Texas (GTT)
"Gone to Texas" was a popular expression in the mid-late 1830s. When a person who owed bills or who committed a crime was nowhere to be found, that person had "gone to Texas"…
Gonorrhea Lectim or GonorrheaLectim (Gonna re-elect ‘em)
"Gonorrhea" is a common sexually transmitted disease. "Gonorrhea Lectim" or "GonorrheaLectim" ("gonna re-elect 'em") is seen by some as a common…
Goo Goo (Good Government)
"Goo Goo" is what a baby says. It also stands for "good government," from 1894-95. 28 November 1894, Washington Post, pg. 4:The New York Times complains because Mr. Morton has…
GOOB (Going Out Of Business)
"GOOB" stands for "Going Out Of Business." The acronym dates in print to at least the early 1990s. In the 1960s, many businesses in Manhattan held "Going Out of…
Goober Burger or Goober Hamburger (hamburger with peanut butter)
Entry in progress -- B.P. 1 September 1963, Trenton (NJ) Sunday Times-Advertiser, "Forward In Homemaking" by Mrs. Margaret M. Lawson, Mercer County Home Agent, pt. 3, pg. 4, col. 2:GOOBER…
Goobermint (Gooberment)
"Goober" entered the English language from Africa in the early 1800s as another way to say "peanut." By the mid-19th century, "goober" meant an idiot or a fool or a…
Good As You (“gay” backronym)
"Good As You" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "gay." Some people like it and some do not. "Good As You?" (a program on "Brass Tacks" on BBC2) was…
Good Country Living (Lindale slogan)
Lindale (near Tyler) has the motto "Good Country Living." Lindale is a small town that holds an annual CountryFest. Wikipedia: Lindale, TexasLindale is a town in Smith County, Texas,…
Good Enough Diploma (“GED” backronym)
General Education Development (GED) tests offer an opportunity for a student to achieve a Certificate of High School Equivalency. The comedian Chris Rock wrote in his book Rock This! (1997):…
Good Food Movement (Farm Aid)
The "Good Food Movement" means eating local, fresh, usually organic food. Farm Aid was started in 1985 by recording artists Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp to help family…
Good Gosh (G or GG subway line)
New York City's "GG" train (now the "G" train) services Brooklyn and Queens. According to a post by Bill Newkirk on SubChat.com on May 18, 2007, the GG was nicknamed the…
Good Karma Jar (tip jar)
"Good Karma Jar" is another name for a tip jar, where that name or "Tipping Is Good Karma" has been printed on stickers. A March 1995 New York (NY) Times article on coffee bar…