Nerd Bird
In 1992, American Airlines began flights from San Jose, CA ("Silicon Valley") to Austin, TX ("Silicon Hills"). The flights were filled with high tech industry employees (often…
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Nerd Prom (White House Correspondents’ Dinner)
The White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner began in 1920 and evolved into a press comedy roast of the president. Ana Marie Cox, a founding editor of the political blog Wonkette,…
Nerdstrom or Nerdstorm (Nordstrom nickname)
Nordstrom is a fashion retail chain that began in the early 1900s in Seattle, Washington. Nordstorm doesn't seemingly have any direct appeal for nerds, but the store has infrequently been…
Nervous Nellie (Nervous Nelly)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: nervous NellieNounnervous Nellie (plural nervous Nellies)1. (informal) A person whose personality and behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and…
Nervous Pudding (jello)
"Nervous pudding" has been a popular nickname for Jell-O because it shakes when it's handed off from the server. "'Don't get upset, Marge, calm your nerves with some…
Nesselrode Pie
"Nesselrode pudding" was supposedly invented by the first "celebrity chef," the great Antonin Careme. However, "Nesselrode pie" appears to be a New York City original…
Net Worthless (net worth + worthless)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Urban Dictionarynet-worthlessadj. - 1) lacking a single asset, broke, -ness, the condition of being net-worthless 2) lacking the ability to build valueA recent balance and…
Netroots
"Netroots" (Internet + grassroots) was used in 1993 and 1994, but was popularized in December 2002 by Jerome Armstrong, who then advocated "Netroots for Dean in 2004"…
Nets (proposed Brooklyn NBA team)
The New Jersey Nets basketball team is proposed to become the Brooklyn Nets in a few years. A new arena is being planned. The same "Nets" team nickname will be used. No new logo has been…
Nevada: Sage Hen (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)sage cock n.1840 A. Wislizenus Ausflug nach Felsen-Gebirgen 1839 ix. 49 Sage cock, cock of the plains.sage hen n. = sage cock n.1843 J. Williams…
Never A Straight Answer (NASA nickname)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) did not have a good reputation among news reporters in the 1960s. "Redefining the acronym NASA to mean 'Never A Straight…
Never Again Volunteer Yourself (“navy” backronym)
"Never Again Volunteer Yourself" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "navy" that has been printed on several gift items, such as bumper stickers, T-shirts and posters.…
Never let them see you sweat! (Dry Idea commercial)
"Never let them see you sweat!" was coined by a "Dry Idea" deodorant commercial, one of which featured New York-based designer Donna Karan. The phrase "no sweat" was…
Never Say Anything (National Security Agency or NSA nickname)
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The agency was so secret (especially in its early years) that even its existence…
Never/Rarely (N/R subway lines)
The N/R subway lines are often called the "Never" and the "Rarely" because of infrequent service. The slang has been current since at least 1996. The "R" line was…
New Abnormal
Wikipedia: New normal A new normal is a state to which an economy, society, etc. settles following a crisis, when this differs from the situation that prevailed prior to the start of the crisis.…
New Amsterdam
The Encyclopedia of New York City (1995) is terse on New Amsterdam. The following entry is credited to no one: "The former name of New York City, first used in the mid-1620s. On 1 February…
New Beer’s Eve (April 6)
101.5 WPDH (Poughkeepsie, NY) What’s New Beer’s Eve and How’s the Hudson Valley Celebrating? Tigman Published: April 5, 2024 We never heard of this pseudo-holiday until recently. New…
New Braunfelser (inhabitant of New Braunfels)
"New Braunfelser” is the name of an inhabitant of New Braunfels, Texas. The city of New Braunfels was named after Braunfels, in Germany, and the Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung (now the New…
New Castrati
"New castrati" is a term used mostly by conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh has used the term since at least February 2006. Rush Limbaugh defined the "new…