Yakitori (Japanese skewered chicken)
"Yakitori" (or "yaki tori") is a Japanese dish of chicken and vegetables on skewers, heated over a charcoal flame. "Yaki" means "roasted." The skewering…
1930s: Jazzing the Big Apple
Yale (cocktail)
The Yale cocktail (a tribute to Yale University in New Haven, CT) has probably been served most at Manhattan's Yale Club, on Vanderbilt Avenue just opposite Grand Central Terminal. The Yale…
YallQaeda or Y’all Qaeda (y’all + al-Qaeda)
Entry in progress -- B.P. y'all Similar terms include "Vanilla ISIS" and "Yeehawdist." Wikipedia: al-QaedaAl-Qaeda (/ælˈkaɪdə/ or /ˌælkɑːˈiːdə/; Arabic:…
Yamboree
The city of Gilmer in East Texas has held its yam festival, called Yamboree, since 1935. It's said to be the oldest continuing food festival in Texas. Handbook of Texas OnlineGILMER, TEXAS.…
Yankee Bond
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Bond (finance)In finance, a bond is a debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt and, depending on the terms of the bond, is obliged…
Yankee Burger (hamburger with ketchup)
A ""Yankee Burger" is a hamburger (or cheeseburger) with ketchup. In most parts of the country, this is simply called a "hamburger" (or "cheeseburger"). However,…
Yankee Dime (a kiss)
A "Yankee dime" is a quick kiss. The term is often said to be from Texas, and said to derive from the Civil War. "Yankee dime" is cited in print from 1846, and is popular…
Yankee Stadium Big Boy (Mike’s Deli sandwich)
Mike's Deli has been an Arthur Avenue (Italian section of the Bronx) institution since 1951. The Arthur Avenue Cookbook (2004) featured a recipe of Mike Deli's "Yankee Stadium Big…
Yankee Stadium was the first “stadium” (myth)
Yankee Stadium was not the first "stadium." This myth has been repeated in the 2000s. John Tomlinson Brush was an owner of the baseball New York Giants who died in 1913. In 1911, the Polo…
Yankees (American League baseball team)
The New York "Yankees" American League baseball team did not originally have that name. "Yankee" has meant an American, or, more specifically, someone from New England. The 1902…
Yankees (Staten Island baseball team); Baby Bombers
The Staten Island Yankees are the Class A farm team of the New York Yankees. (See the "Yankees" entry above.) The team began playing in 1999 and has a website (http://siyanks.com). The…
Yankees of Chess (Hunter College Campus Schools & Murrow HS)
Several New York City schools are so successful in chess tournaments that they've been called "the Yankees of chess." New York magazineMay 23, 2005 issue of New York Magazine(...)By…
Yannigan
Entry in progress -- B.P. A Way with WordsYanniganPosted by grantbarrett on March 29, 2014 · Add CommentThe word yannigan, meaning “a member of a scrub team in baseball,” may come from an…
Yappian Way (Broadway)
"O. Henry" called Broadway the "Yappian Way." It's a pun on Rome's "Appian Way" for the New Yorkers who "yap" (talk excessively). The term has…
Yaptown-on-the-Hudson
"Yaptown" (or "yap town") is a town full of "yaps," or fools. "The theater-goers of Jayville and Yaptown" was cited i print in 1889. Many cities had been…
Yashkin Street (Orchard Street)
Orchard Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan has long been known for its discount shopping, leading to the nickname of the "Bargain District." The early 20th-century entrepreneurs…
Yeehaw (Yee-ha; Yee-haw)
"Yeehaw" (or "yeeh-ha" pr "yee-haw") is similar to the yell "yahoo!" It indicates excitement, exuberance, and delight. "Yee-haw!" is imitative of…
Yeehawd (yeehaw + jihad); Yeehawdist (yeehaw + jihadist)
Entry in progress -- B.P. yeehaw Similar terms include "Vanilla ISIS" and Y'all Qaeda." Wikipedia: YeehawYeehaw or Yee-haw is an interjection expressing joy or exuberance and is…
Yellen Call or Yellen Covered Call
The "Yellen call" (also called the "Yellen covered call") is a call option named after Janet Yellen, who became Federal Reserve chairwoman in 2014. KPP Financial wrote in 2016:…
Yellow Blanket on a Dead Cow (cheeseburger)
"Yellow blanket on a dead cow" is sometimes said to be diner slang for a cheeseburger. The "yellow blanket" is cheese, and the "dead cow" is a hamburger. However,…