True Happiness Ended Since It Started (“thesis” backronym)
Working on a thesis can be an all-encompassing endeavor. The word "thesis" is not an acronym, but it's sometimes been given the backronym (back acronym) of "True Happiness Ended…
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus
True York City (true + New York City)
"True York City" (true + New York City) is a name from the marketing campaign of NYC & Company that began in November 2017. The logo "Famous Original New York City" features…
Trunk Song
Broadway composers usually have "trunk songs" -- songs that were cut from a musical, but are saved (perhaps in a trunk) to be used in another musical, or to be re-written and used in…
Truth Bomb (Truth Bomber; Truth Bombing)
A "truth bomb" is an attack of the truth (or what one believes to be the ruth) upon an enemy. "Truth bomb" and "T-bomb" were cited in print in 1950, in the hydrogen…
Truther or Troofer/Trufer (9/11 Truth movement follower)
A "truther" is a follower of the "9/11 Truth" movement -- individuals who are skeptical of the official story that two airplanes hijacked by Islamic terrorists brought down…
Truthtard (truther + retard)
"Truthard" (truther + retard) is a derogatory term for someone who believes in conspiracies. "More laughs for us at the expense of the 'truth-tard' movement" was cited…
Try Walking Across or Try Walking Again (Trans World Airlines or TWA nickname)
Trans World Airlines (TWA) existed from 1925 through 2001 and was once one of the world's largest airlines, with a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport. TWA has been given the…
Trylon and Perisphere (1939); Unisphere (1964)
The Trylon and Perisphere were built for the 1939-40 World's Fair. The Unisphere (still standing in Queens) was built for the 1964-65 World's Fair. It's not enough for New York City…
Tube Steak (Tubesteak)
A "tube steak" is another name for a "hot dog." The origin of the name isn't known, but "tube steak" appears in slang from at least the 1930s. "Tube…
Tudor City
"Tudor City," in New York City? Have we gone London? It's called "Tudor City" after the architecture and, well, that's the name the developer gave it. The first…
Tulipcoin (tulip mania + bitcoin)
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency; in 2013, some people believed that the increasing value of bitcoin was a financial bubble, like the tulip mania of the 1600s. The nickname "tulipcoin" (tulip…
Tump
"Tump" means to "spill," "tip," "dump," or "knock over." The exact origin is unknown, but "tump" is popularly used in Texas. (Oxford…
Tuna Noodle Casserole
Tuna noodle casserole (or "tuna and noodle casserole") has been popularly made with canned tuna, cooked noodles and Campbell's cream-of-mushroom soup (first sold in 1934). However,…
Tuna Tetrazzini
Luisa Tetrazzini (1871-1940) was an Italian lyric coloratura soprano who had an enormous popularity in America from the 1900s-1920s. Several dishes were named after her, including: . Turkey…
Tungsten Territory (Broadway)
Broadway's bright lights gave it the nickname "Tungsten Territory." Broadway columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) used "Tungsten Territory" in 1927 and "Tungsten…
Tunnel of Fudge Cake
"Tunnel of Fudge Cake" was the second-prize winning recipe in the 17th annual Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1966. Houston resident Ella Rita Helfrich invented the cake; Pillsbury promotions of…
Tunnelgeddon (tunnel + Armageddon)
"Tunnelgeddon" (tunnel + Armageddon) is the traffic nightmare of tunnel delays -- often caused by a lane closure or the closure of an entire tunnel. "Tunnelgeddon" has been…
Turbaconducken (Turducken wrapped in bacon)
A variation of "turkducken" (turkey + duck + chicken) is "turbaconducken" (turkey + bacon + duck + chicken). "Turbaconducken" was first posted on the blog Bacon Today…
Turbo Tuesday
The stock market (New York Stock Exchange) on Tuesday in the first half of 2013 had a 20-week-long streak of always entering positive territory at the end of the day. The Wall Street Journal had an…
Turboparalysis
The word "turboparalysis" was coined by American author Michael Lind, who wrote "The Age of Turboparalysis" (Salon, December 27, 2011) and "The Age of Turboparalysis: Why…