Georgina Spelvin (pseudonym)
Wikipedia: George SpelvinGeorge Spelvin, Georgette Spelvin, and Georgina Spelvin are traditional pseudonyms used in programs in American theater. "Georgina Spelvin" has fallen out of…
1940s-1950s: Assorted Big Apple citations
German Belt
German immigration to Texas from the 1830s to the 1890s created a "German belt" in central Texas of German-speaking communities. It is not known who coined the term "German…
German Broadway or German Boulevard (East 86th Street in Yorkville)
"Little Germany" (Kleindeutschland) was originally located on Manhattan's lower east side. The German community there was devasted by the 1904 Slocum ship tragedy; gradually,…
German Chocolate Cake
"German chocolate cake" sounds like it's from Germany, but is it? The "German chocolate cake" story is familiar to food historians. The cake's name is from…
German Nachos
"German nachos" is an invention of Oma's Haus Restaurant in New Braunfels. Sausage is added to tortilla chips, topped with jalapeño and cheddar cheese. Oma's Haus Restaurant…
German Taco
Central Texas in the Hill Country (especially the cities of Fredericksburg and New Braunfels) is known for its German influences. The exact origin of the German taco is unknown, but several…
Gerxit (Germany/German + exit)
"Gerxit” (Germany/German + exit) is a word created to define a possible German exit from the eurozone. "Gerexit" has been cited in print since at least May 2012. "Grexit"…
Gestapolemics (Gestapo + polemics)
"Gestapolemics" (Gestapo + polemics) is a neologism that was printed in the Washington (DC) Post on February 28, 2013, defined as "calling your political opponents Nazis." The…
Get the hook!
"Get the hook!" This was a cry from the audience to get a bad performer off the stage. Someone in the wings would get a hooked pole and hook the performer away. "The hook" was…
Get-rich-quick (Get-rich-quickly; Get-rich-quicker)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Get-rich-quick schemeA get-rich-quick scheme is a plan to acquire high rates of return for a small investment. Most such schemes promise that participants can…
Ghost Kitchen
Online and mobile prepared food ordering and delivery platforms such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates and Uber Eats have resulted in several new terms for restaurants: cloud kitchen, cloud…
Ghost Money
"Ghost money" entered the international political lexicon in April 2013, when Afghanistan officials admitted getting "ghost money" from the U.S. government. The New York (NY)…
Ghost Restaurant
Online and mobile prepared food ordering and delivery platforms such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates and Uber Eats have resulted in several new terms for restaurants: cloud kitchen, cloud…
Ghost Voting (Button Punching; Button Pushing)
"Ghost voting" (also called "button punching" or "button pushing") occurs in the Texas House of Representatives when a representative is away from the desk, and…
Ghost Yard (207th Street maintenance yard)
The MTA's 207th Street maintenance yard on the West Side of Manhattan is known as the "ghost yard," for varying reasons. http://www.at149st.com/ghosty.htmlTHE GHOST YARD The Ghost…
Ghostbusters Building (55 Central Park West)
55 Central Park West has no formal building name, but it's called the "Ghostbusters Building" after the popular film comedy. Ghostbusters (1984) called the building "Spook…
Ghoul Pool (Obituaries)
The "Ghoul Pool" was a practice of newspaper obituary writers to guess which citizen of the pre-written obits would go first. The "Ghoul Pool" is no longer conducted (one would…
Giant Backside of Texas (parody of Lubbock slogan)
"The Giant Side of Texas" has been a slogan of the city of Lubbock since 2004. The perhaps inevitable parody of the slogan has been: "The Giant Backside of Texas." Wikipedia:…
Giant Side of Texas (Lubbock slogan)
"The Giant Side of Texas" has been the slogan of the city of Lubbock since 2004. The word "giant" has nothing to do with the film Giant (1956), that starred James Dean and…
Giants (National League baseball team, now in San Francisco)
The "Giants" nickname has been much disputed through the years. It has been claimed that it was coined by manager Jim Mutrie (1851-1938). A date of June 3, 1885 is often given. Certainly,…