Olive Gardener (Olive Garden customer or employee)
Olive Garden is an Italian-themed casual dining restaurant chain. The term "Olive Gardener" has applied both to the Oliver Garden's employees and its customers. "Olive…
Buildings/Housing/Parks
Olive Oil Sommelier (Oleologist)
A sommelier normally advises restaurant patrons in their choices of wine, but the term "sommelier" has been applied to other things besides wine. "(Olive) oil sommelier" was…
Olympics (NYC 2012), the Big Apple, and the “Public Advocate” disgrace
"Public Advocate" Betsy Gotbaum is against the Olympics and seeks to kill it because the mayor is for it. Is this what we need a "public advocate" for? Does she have any ideas…
OMAD (One Meal A Day)
Entry in progress -- B.P. OCLC WorldCat recordOne meal a day intermittent fasting : the powerful secret of the OMAD diet for extreme weight lossAuthor: Logan WolfPublisher: [United States?] :…
Omnomymous (nom nom + anonymous)
"Nom nom" is the sound of that the Cookie Monster Muppet character from the children's television show Sesame Street makes when he eats. "Omnomynous" (or…
Omnomynous (nom nom + anonymous)
"Nom nom" is the sound of that the Cookie Monster Muppet character from the children's television show Sesame Street makes when he eats. "Omnomynous" (or…
On the Border by the Sea (Brownsville slogan)
Brownsville in the lower Rio Grande Valley is close to the Mexico border and by the Gulf of Mexico. "On the Border by the Sea" has been a Brownsville slogan since 1966. In 2008, an…
On the Rocks (served over ice)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: on the rocksAdjectiveon the rocks (not comparable)1.Poured over ice, usually in reference to alcoholic drinks. Whisky on the rocks2.In a bad state,…
ONAN (One America News Network or OANN nickname)
One America News Network (OAN or OANN) was founded in 2013. Some critics have dubbed the OANN network "ONAN" (like "onanism"). "@OANN. Hope it's covered by other…
One America Nonsense Network (One America News Network or OANN nickname)
One America News Network (OAN or OANN) was founded in 2013. Some critics have dubbed the network "One America Nonsense" or "One America Nonsense Network." "Now you're…
One Armed Scissor (vodka and Red Bull)
"One Armed Scissor" is another name for Vodka Red Bull. This was popularized by the song "One Armed Scissor" (2000) by the American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In. "In…
One Chatham Square (beef stew)
"One Chatham Square" was old New York City restaurant slang for "beef stew." The term was first cited in an 1888 newspaper, reporting on the strange orders at a restaurant on…
One Chatham Square (beef stew)
"One Chatham Square" was old New York City restaurant slang for "beef stew." The term was first cited in an 1888 newspaper, reporting on the strange orders at a restaurant on…
One PP or Puzzle Palace (One Police Plaza)
One Police Plaza (near the Brooklyn Bridge) is the main police headquarters. It is sometimes called "puzzle palace," a nickname originally used for the Pentagon building in Washington,…
One World Government (OWG)
"One World Government" (OWG) is a term often used with "New World Order" (NWO). Anti-OWG activists believe that organizations such as the United Nations, International Monetary…
One-Armed Economist (who doesn’t say “on the other hand”)
A joke is often told that U.S. President Harry Truman (1884-1972) wanted to hire a one-armed economist. Why a one-armed economist? Truman's economists kept telling him: "On the one hand…
One-Food Wonder
A "one-hit wonder" is a recording artist who has only one hit song. A "one-trick pony" is someone who can do only one thing well. New York City saw a growth of one-food…
One-Hour Fuel (dry weeds and grass)
"One-hour fuel" is the name that fire prevention workers have termed dry weeds and grass. In West Texas -- where there is plenty of dry grass, for example -- the grass can burn as quickly…
Onek (“fork” with one prong/tine)
"Fork" does not have the number "four" in it, but some people believe that a "fork" with three prongs/tines should be called a "threek." It then follows that…
Oneonta Slice (cold cheese pizza, invented in Oneonta, NY)
"Cold cheese pizza" used to be pizza that's no longer warm, but it's also the name of a special variation of pizza. Tino's Pizza and Restaurant in Oneonta, New York, served…