Zerok (“fork” with no prong/tine)
"Fork" does not have the number "four" in it, but some people believe that a "fork" with three prongs/tines should be called a "threek." It then follows that…
1930s: Jazzing the Big Apple
ZioHedge (Zionism/Zionist + Zero Hedge)
Zero Hedge is a libertarian or right-wing financial blog. Some people consider it pro-Zionism and have called it "ZioHedge" (Zionism/Zionist + Zero Hedge). "More like #Ziohedge"…
Ziomedia (Zionism/Zionist + media)
"Ziomedia" (Zionist/Zionism + media) refers to media -- especially Jewish-owned media -- that support the state of Israel. Other spellings include "ZioMedia" and…
Ziomerica (Zionism + America)
"Ziomerica" (Zionism + America) is a portmanteau word that expresses a belief that the United States is controlled by Zionists (Jews). "Pakistan:tired of being drone bombed by…
Zionist World Order (Zionist + New World Order); ZWO
"Zionist World Order" (ZWO) is a popular term that refers to a totalitarian one-world government. "Zionist World Order" (Zionist + New World Order) refers to a new world order…
Zipper
The "zipper" is that strip of news that goes around the building at 1 Times Square, at 42nd Street and Broadway. The "zipper" has been "down" a few times in its…
ZIRP (Zero Interest Rate Policy)
"ZIRP" (or "Zirp") stands for "Zero Interest Rate Policy." The Bank of Japan used ZIRP in 1999-2000, and the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States used ZIRP in…
ZIRP4EVA (ZIRP + forever)
The term ZIRP (Zero Interest Rate Policy) has been cited in print since at least 2000. but became popular during the financial crisis of 2008. Some financial observers during the crisis speculated…
Zombie (cocktail)
Entry in progress -- B.P. “I said, ‘Make me a Zombie.’ The bartender said, ‘God beat me to it'" is a Rodney Dangerfield joke on the Zombie cocktail. [This entry was prepared with…
Zombie Bank
A "zombie" (as popularized in many horror movies) is someone of the living dead, who walks the earth but doesn't know that he or she is dead. A "zombie banks" is a bank…
Zombie Title
A "zombie title" starts out as an ordinary title. A homeowner buys a home and gets a mortgage from the bank. However, the homeowner falls behind on mortgage payments. The house would…
Zombieconomy (Zombie Economy)
Entry in progress -- B.P. 6 February 1992, Christian Science Monitor, "A 'Zombie Economy'" (editorial), pg. 1: ECONOMIST Robert Brusca accuses Federal Reserve Board Chairman…
Zombtree (Zombie Tree)
Hurricane Sandy, in October 2012, left many damaged and dead trees in the New York City area. Residents complained to city departments that the dead trees posed a threat of falling over or breaking…
Zoo Lots Avenue (New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn)
New Lots Avenue in Brooklyn has several connections to the New York City Subway. However, the areas and the stations are so dangerous -- especially the elevated station at the intersection of New…
Zoo School (Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation)
The Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation is a high school located at 2024 Mohegan Avenue in the Bronx. It's been called the "Zoo School" because of the school's…
Zoo York
"Zoo York" is less a nickname for New York City than it is the name of a New York City-based company that makes products popular with skateboarders and graf(fiti) artists. "Zoo…
Zoombie (Zoom + zombie)
The 2020 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to stay at home and go to work/school remotely -- often by using Zoom. A person using Zoom too much was a "Zoombie" or "zoombie"…
Zoominar (Zoom + seminar)
The 2020 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to stay at home and go to work/school remotely -- often by using Zoom. Many students attended a "Zoominar" or "zoominar" (Zoom +…
Zucchini Sticks
It appears that this popular appetizer began in a New York City restaurant, probably Theodore's. 19 February 1949, New York Herald Tribune, pg. 11, col. 6:She folds the veal turnover style,…
Zuccotti Lung
In 2011, Zuccotti Park (formerly called Liberty Plaza Park, opposite the World Trade Center) filled up with Occupy Wall Street protesters. Some of the protesters starting coughing and labeled it…