Not Caring About Athletes (NCAA backronym)
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit association that organizes collegiate athletic programs. Athletes are not paid salaries, and some people have accused the NCAA of…
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Not For Long (National Football League or NFL nickname)
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league, headquartered in New York City. In 1988, Houston Oilers head coach Jerry Glanville said to an NFL official (video is…
Not Safe For Work (NSFW)
Many workers look at many websites while at work. "NSFW" ("Not Safe For Work" or "Not Suitable For Work") is a warning that material will be on the screen that might…
Not Serving Americans or Not Serving Anyone (National Security Agency or NSA nickname)
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The NSA's intelligence gathering is limited to foreign communications, but…
Not-So-Great Reset
The "Great Reset" planned in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic wasn't welcomed as "great" by everyone. Some critics called it the "Not-So-Great Reset."…
NOTA (None Of The Above)
"NOTA" (None Of The Above) is often a favorite political candidate. The term "NOTA" has been cited in print since at least 1972 and the state of Nevada did add "none of the…
Nothing Burger (Nothingburger)
A "nothing burger" (or "nothingburger") is a person who is a non-entity, or an idea that is without merit, or anything that's a lot of nothing. A "nothing burger"…
Nothing But Crap (NBC nickname)
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) began in 1926 and is headquartered at the GE Building in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center. Critics have said that "NBC" stands for "Nothing…
Nots (Nets basketball team nickname)
The New Jersey Nets team joined the NBA in 1976 and has been an underperforming professional basketball franchise for most of its NBA existence. The nickname "Nots" has been used since at…
Now Spying on Americans (National Security Agency or NSA nickname)
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The NSA's intelligence gathering is limited to foreign communications, but…
Now You’re Unemployed (New York University or NYU nickname)
New York University (NYU) is a private university in New York City that was founded in 1831. A popular backronym (back acronym) of NYU has the letters stand for "Now You're…
NPCNN (CNN nickname)
The Cable News Network (now called CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news 24-hour television network. "NPC" (non-player character) means a video game character controlled by the…
NSFWFH (Not Safe For Work From Home)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to work from home. "NSFW" (Not Safe For Work) became "NSFWFH" (Not Safe For Work From Home). The "NSFWFH" (Not…
Nuclear Option
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Nuclear optionIn U.S. politics, the nuclear option allows the United States Senate to reinterpret a procedural rule by invoking the constitutional requirement…
Nuclear Taco
The Austin-based SXSW festival has featured "nuclear tacos." These tacos are hot! According to the video "How to Prepare Nuclear Tacos," the secret scorching ingredient is the…
Nuke (to cook in a microwave oven)
A microwave oven makes some foods so hot so quickly that the microwaving has jokingly been called "nuking." The verb "nuke" meaning "to cook in a microwave oven" has…
Number Cruncher
A "number cruncher" (also "number-cruncher") was originally a computer that can process raw data and produce reports. This definition has been cited in print since at least…
Numerous 1920s “Big Apple” citations in the New York Morning Telegraph
Gerald Cohen's 1991 monograph identified about seven "big apples." There are many more. The citations provide overwhelming detail of John J. Fitz Gerald's authorship and use of…
Nurse-in (protest for breastfeeding in restaurants)
Many mothers take children to restaurants and desire to breastfeed their newborns. Some restaurants have objecting to breastfeeding. A "nurse-in" (nurse + sit-in) is a public protest by…
Nutcracker and Nemo (sweet liquor punch)
A "nutcracker" is a drink of fruit punch and alcohol; a "nemo" (after the 2003 film Finding Nemo) is a frozen nutcracker. The New York (NY) Daily News wrote about the drinks on…