Montauk: The Un-Hamptons (nickname)
Montauk is located on the eastern tip of Long Island. It's a tourist destination and mostly a working class community, unlike The Hamptons nearby. Montauk has been called "The…
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Monte Cristo (sandwich)
The Count of Monte Cristo is a famous adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas. Hollywood filmed it many times; on stage, playwright Eugene O'Neill's father, James O'Neill, made the role…
Montezuma’s Revenge or Moctezuma’s Revenge (traveler’s diarrhea)
"Montezuma's Revenge" and "Aztec two-step" and "turista" are the colorful names for traveler's diarrhea for visitors to Mexico. The terms have spread…
Montgomery Pie
Entry in progress -- B.P. Dictionary of American Regional EnglishMontgomery pie n [Montgomery Co, Pennsylvania] sPA Cf shoofly pieA pie made with a filling (as molasses, lemon custard) and with a…
Month 01—January
The following words or phrases are about January: JANUARY“As January goes, so goes the year” or “January Barometer” (Wall Street proverb)“Dry January is going well for me so far. I’ve…
Month 02—February
The following words or phrases are about February: FEBRUARY“I’m sorry for the things I said when it was winter”“It’s officially ‘once I get home I ain’t coming back out’…
Month 03—March
The following words or phrases are about March: MARCH“Ain’t it weird liberals celebrate Women’s History Month when they can’t even tell you what a woman is”“Don’t believe what you see…
Month 04—April
The following words or phrases are about April: APRIL“April is the kindest month. April gets you out of your head and out working in the garden”“April showers bring May mud”“April showers…
Month 05—May
The following words or phrases are about May: MAY“April showers bring May mud”“April showers bring May mud puddles”“Boss, can I have a week off around Christmas?” (joke)“Cinco de…
Month 06—June
The following words or phrases are about June: JUNE“Doctor: This may hurt. Me: June doesn’t look much better”“Don’t prune in May or June” (gardening adage)“(I Like New York in June)…
Month 07—July
The following words or phrases are about July: JULY“Dear Summer, stop showing off. We get it. You’re hot”“Dear Weather, stop showing off. We get it. You’re hot”"Every summer has a…
Month 08—August
The following words or phrases are about August: AUGUST“August already? September is practically next week. Time to pick out a Halloween costume”“August is just gold wind”“August is like…
Month 09—September
The following words or phrases are about September: SEPTEMBER“A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summer’s wave goodbye”“A falling leaf is summer’s wave goodbye”“Apple orchards,…
Month 10—October
The following words or phrases are about October: OCTOBER“Apparently, the clocks go back in October. I can’t remember where I got mine from!”“Apple orchards, autumn skies, hot chocolate,…
Month 11—November
The following words or phrases are about November: NOVEMBER“Apple orchards, autumn skies, hot chocolate, and pumpkin pies”“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other…
Month 12—December
The following words or phrases are about December: DECEMBER“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons”“Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to…
Monticello: Mighty M (Monticello Raceway nickname)
Monticello Raceway (in Monticello, New York) has been called the "Mighty M" since 1960. "Mighty M" was printed in the Scranton (PA) Tribune on June 17, 1960. Aqueduct Racetrack…
Monument District
The area around Stanton Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan used to be a "Monument District." The gravestone monument business used to be located there by the 1930s, but the trade…
Monumental City (Baltimore nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: BaltimoreBaltimore (/ˈbɔːltᵻˌmɔːr/, locally: [ˈbɔɫ.mɔɻ]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 26th-most populous city in the…
Moo Goo Gai Pan (Chinese chicken with mushrooms)
"Moo Goo Gai Pan" is a Chinese dish of chicken with mushrooms. It was one of the first dishes to become popular in New York's Chinatown and in Americanized Chinese menus, cited with…