Shears, Sawbuck & Co. (Sears, Roebuck and Company nickname)
The department store chain Sears, Roebuck and Company, founded in 1893, has had several nicknames. "Rears, Sawbuck & Co." was printed in the Jamestown (ND) Weekly Alert on May 11,…
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Shedies Awards (Manhattan’s oldest scaffolding)
Manhattan's sidewalk sheds are numerous, and can stay up for a very long time. In February 2024, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine started the Shedies Awards. The "winner"…
Sheeny Funeral (roast pork)
A "sheeny funeral" was 19th century restaurant slang for a plate of roast pork. "Sheeny" is slang for a Jew -- a person whose religion forbids the eating of pork. "A plate…
Sheep and Wool Capital of the World (San Angelo nickname)
San Angelo has been called the "Wool Capital of the Nation" since the 1930s. Variations of San Angelo's title include "Sheep and Wool Capital of the World," "Woold and…
Sheeple (sheep + people)
"Sheeple" (sheep + people) are people who blindly follow political, business or religious leaders, "like sheep to the slaughter." The term "sheeple" seems to have been…
Sheeptard or Sheepletard (sheep/sheeple + retard)
"Sheep" or "sheeple" (sheep + people) are people who blindly follow political, business or religious leaders, “like sheep to the slaughter.” "Sheeptard" (sheep +…
Shell Game
The"shell game" consists of three shells (or cups) with a pea placed underneath one of the shells; the shells are then moved quickly, and people wager which shell contains the pea.…
Shellebration (shell + celebration)
A "shellebration" (shell + celebration) is a seafood festival. "A clambake (shellebration)" was cited in print in 1959. "Eating our seafood is a shell-ebration" was a…
Sheriff of Wall Street
"Sheriff of Wall Street" was the nickname given to Eliot Spitzer (New York State Attorney General, 1999-2006) in 2002 for his high-profile cases against Wall Street. Rudy Giuliani (U.S.…
Shermanite (inhabitant of Sherman)
"Shermanite” is the name of an inhabitant of Sherman, Texas. The name “Shermanite” has been cited in print since at least 1879. Wikipedia: Sherman, TexasSherman is a city in and the…
Sherrill: Silver City (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Sherrill, New YorkSherrill is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. With a population of 3,071 (2010 census), it is the least populous city in the…
Shigging
"Shigging" is a term used in barbecue competitions and has been defined as entering another team's site with intent of stealing BBQ secrets in an effort to improve one's own…
Shinerite (inhabitant of Shiner)
"Shinerite” is the name of an inhabitant of Shiner, Texas. The name “Shinerite” has been cited in print since at least 1896. Wikipedia: Shiner, TexasShiner is a city in Lavaca County,…
Shipwreck (scrambled eggs)
"Shipwreck" is restaurant slang for "scrambled eggs." The term "shipwreck" has been cited in print since at least 1887 and probably started on the Bowery. "Adam…
Shirley Temple (non-alcoholic cocktail)
The Shirley Temple cocktail is a non-alcoholic cocktail (or "mocktail") named after film's 1930s child star Shirley Temple (1928-2014). According the the most frequent story, a…
Shit Sandwich
"Shit sandwich" can literally mean a sandwich of excrement between two slices of bread. The term "shit sandwich" is usually used as an idiom for being forced to take something…
Shit To Remember Every Single Second (“stress” backronym)
"Shit/Stuff To Remember Every Single Second" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "stress" that has been printed on ecards. "S.T.R.E.S.S is -> Shit to Remember…
Shit-faced Saturday
"Shit-faced Saturday” is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. "Shit faced Saturday" has been cited in print since at least May 2005. Other slang names for days of the week…
Shit-in (“sit-in” for gender-neutral bathrooms)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Sit-inA sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or…
Shitcan
Entry in progress -- B.P. WiktionaryVerbshitcan (third-person singular simple present shitcans, present participle shitcanning, simple past and past participle shitcanned)1. (vulgar, transitive) To…