Hot Mineral Water City of Texas (Marlin nickname)
Marlin was declared the "Hot Mineral Water City of Texas" by the Texas House of Representatives in 1999. Hot mineral water was found in 1892, and Marlin quickly developed a health…
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Hot Sauce Blue Cheese or Hot Sauce Bleu Cheese (HSBC nickname)
HSBC (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) is a global bank with many branches in New York City. Marine Midland Bank was based in Buffalo, New York; HSBC acquired full ownership of Marine…
Hot Sauce Festival (Austin Chronicle)
The Austin Chronicle weekly newspaper has held a Hot Sauce Festival since 1991. Austin ChronicleSixteenth Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Contest WinnersAustin, TX - August 27, 2006 - The…
Hot Tub (Washington, D.C. nickname)
M. Stanton Evans wrote in the late 1980s about the Reagan Republicans who came to Washington: "Most conservatives know when they come to Washington that it is a sewer; the trouble is, too many…
Hot-Button Issue
A "hot button issue" (also "hot-button issue") is an emotional, explosive, highly divisive political issue (such as abortion). The issue touches a "hot button" (like a…
HOT! NYC Celebration of Queer Culture
Dixon Place runs the annual HOT! NYC Celebration of Queer Culture performing arts festival. http://hot.dixonplace.org/HOT!The 15th Annual NYC Celebration of Queer CultureJune 29th to August 26th,…
Hotel for Autos
A parking garage has been called a "hotel for cars." "Hotel for Autos, 25 Stories High, Is Chicago Plan" was a headline in the Atlanta (GA) Constitution on February 20, 1922. A…
Hotel Goldman (Embassy Suites nickname)
The Wall Street Journal reported on March 12, 2009 that so many Goldman Sachs employees were put up in the Embassy Suites New York at Battery Park City that it was dubbed "Hotel Goldman."…
Hotlanta
The Alman Brothers Band played a song called "Hot'Lanta" in 1971. The Atlanta Constitution is being digitized and we'll soon know if there are any earlier citations, but…
Hotteok (Korean sweet pancake)
"Hotteok" (also spelled "hoddeok" and "hodduk") has been called a "Korean sweet pancake" and is a winter street food. The wheat flour dough has a filling…
Hotumn (hot + autumn)
"Hotumn" (hot + autumn) is any unseasonably hot period in the fall season. "It's Hotumn" was printed in the Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) on November 6, 2003.…
House of Corruption (UK House of Commons nickname)
The House of Commons (HOC) is the lower house and de facto primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Some critics of the House of Commons have called it the "House of…
House of Countless Drops (bar)
Entry in progress -- B.P. 13 May 1944, New York (NY) Amsterdam News, "Dan Burley's Back Door Stuff," pg. 6B:Light jiving on a Diminished Seventh:(...)It was a deuce of haircuts on…
House of Death (14 West 10th Street)
The 19th century brownstone at 14 West 10th Street, in Manhattan, has been dubbed the "House of Death" since at least 2005. It's reported that 22 people have died in the house,…
House of Reprehensibles (House of Representatives nickname)
The United States House of Representatives is one of two houses (along with the Senate) of the United States Congress; there are also state houses of representatives. The derogatory nickname of…
Housemade
"Housemade" (or "house-made") is another food industry term for the over-used "homemade." The terms "housemade" and "homemade" imply that the…
Houston (summary)
The city of Houston was founded by the brothers Augustus Chapman Allen (1806-1864) and John Kirby Allen (1810-1838). The "Town of Houston" was advertised in the August 30, 1836 Telegraph…
Houston (Texas “Hew-ston/Heuston” or New York City “House-ton/Howston”)
Houston is the name of the most populated city in Texas, named after Sam Houston in 1836. it is pronounced "Hew-ston" or "Heuston." Houston Street in New York City is named (by…
Houston Barnacle or Houston Barnicle (Houston Chronicle nickname)
The Houston Chronicle was first printed in 1901 and is one of the top ten largest circulation newspapers in the United States. One newspaper nickname (used since at least 2002) is the Houston…
Houston Chronic (Houston Chronicle nickname)
The Houston Chronicle was first printed in 1901 and is one of the top ten largest circulation newspapers in the United States. The nickname Houston Chronic has been popular since at least 1997. The…