The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 European and North American countries. One unflattering NATO nickname is "North Atlantic…
Stillwater, Oklahoma is a college town (Oklahoma State University) that enjoys its music scene. Stillwater has recently been called "North Austin" (after the "Live Music Capital of…
"Old North State" is one of the oldest nicknames for the state of North Carolina. "The old north State" was cited in print in April 1824 in the Raleigh Register, and…
Rip Van Winkle is the famous sleeper in a popular story of that name by author Washington Irving (1783-1859) that appeared in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1819). In 1833, William…
North Carolina is now known as the "Tar Heel State," but in the early 19th century it was known as the "Tar and Turpentine State" (or just "Turpentine State"). The…
North Dakota is frequently called the "Flickertail State," after Richardson's ground squirrel (or "flickertail"). There was a formal "Flickertail State"…
"North New York" is a 19th century name for what is now the South Bronx (Mott Haven and Port Morris). The Evening Post (New York, NY) stated on November 10, 1868: "Passing over the…
"North of Ordinary" is the slogan of the city of Denton. Denton is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area; perhaps Dallas is "ordinary"? Wikipedia: Denton, TexasDenton is…
Many places (such as countries, states and cities) have been called a "banana republic" because of seemingly corrupt governments. American journalist A. J. Liebling (1904-1963) is…
New Orleans is frequently called "the northernmost Caribbean city," possibly because of the Creole influences in the city's culture. "New Orleans' unofficial status as the…
The East Village, in Manhattan, is east of Greenwich Village. The boundaries are usually between 14th Street on the north, the FDR Drive or East River on the east, Houston Street on the south, and…
The Pacific Northwest receives so much rain that it has been dubbed the "Pacific Northwet" (Pacific Northwest + wet) and its inhabitants "Northwetters." The nicknames date from…
"Norvegan" (Norwegian + vegan) is a jocular term. "Q: What do you call a Norwegian that doesn't kill baby seals nor whales? A: A Norvegan! AHAHAHAHAHAHAH!" was posted on…
Clifton was declared the "Norwegian Capital of Texas" in 1997 by the Texas legislature. Immigration from Norway to Texas started in the 1850s-1860, led by Cleng Peerson (1782-1865).…
The Norwegian-American Day Parade (also called the "Nowegian Constitution Day Parade") celebrates the city's Norwegian heritage on the day of the signing of Norway's…
"Little NorwaY" and "Finntown" were 20th century nicknames of Sunset Park/Bay Ridge in Brooklyn, and its many residents of Scandinavian origin. The "R" subway line…
A "nosebleed seat" ("nosebleeder") in a "nosebleed section" is a seat in an auditorium, theatre, arena or stadium that is so far away from the action being viewed,…
Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research invented the acronym "NOSH" (Nike, O'Reilly, Starbucks and Home Depot) in November 2015 to describe four important companies in the S&P…
Nostradamus (1503-1566) was a famous seer who was known for his predictions. To call someone who makes predictions a "Nostradamus" is similar to calling a smart person an…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has produced so much disinformation, in some critics' opinions, that it has been given the backronym (back acronym) of "Not A…