Botana (Botana Platter/Botanas Platter; Botana Plate/Botanas Plate)
Botanas (also called "antojitos") are appetizers or snacks. A "botana platter" or "botanas platter" (also called a "botana plate" or "botanas…
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Botax (Botox + tax)
The "Botax" or "botax" (Botox + tax) is a tax on cosmetic procedures, especially involving Botox. New York City considered a "botax" in 2004 and the federal government…
Bottle Alley (47 Baxter Street)
"Bottle Alley" was located at 47 Baxter Street, Manhattan, in the mid-19th century. "No. 47 Baxter-st. is known as 'Bottle-alley,' a name derived from the fact that many of…
Bottom Dollar (“Bet your bottom dollar”)
"Bottom dollar" means one's very last dollar. To "bet your bottom dollar" means to bet even one's last dollar, such as the bottom dollar in a stack of dollars at a…
Bottom Line (Bottom-Line)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Net incomeNet income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. Net income can be distributed among…
Bottomless Brunch
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksApril 1983, Cincinnati (OH) magazine, pg. 101, col. 2 ad:BOTTOMLESS BRUNCHAll you can eat for $7.95.(...)The Bottomless Brunch that no one can top. Only at…
Bottomless Cup
A "bottomless cup" of coffee means that the establishment offers free refills of coffee. The coffee cup has a bottom, of course. The term "bottomless cup" dates to at least 1934…
Boudain or Boudin (Boudain Balls or Boudin Balls)
"Boudain" is the frequently used Texas spelling for "boudin," a spicy Cajun sausage popular in Louisiana. Boudin noir consists of pork, pig blood, rice and spices. Boudin blanc…
Boula-Boula (Boula Soup; Boula Gratinee)
"Boula-Boula" is more than just a cheer at Yale University. "Boula" (also called "boula-boula" and "boula soup" and "boula gratinee") was a widely…
Boulevard of Broken Hearts or Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Wall Street)
A book by Howard M. Wachtel was titled Street of Dreams: Boulevard of Broken Hearts; Wall Street's First Century (2003). The nickname "Boulevard of Broken Hearts" has been very…
Boulevard of Death (Queens Boulevard)
Queens Boulevard has been called the "Boulevard of Death" from its many 1990s fatalities. It takes a long time for a pedestrian to cross the street, and the cars pass by quickly. 23…
Bouncebackability
"Bouncebackability" is the ability of a sporting team or competitor to come (or "bounce") back from a setback, such as a loss or an injury. "Sox Show Champ Class With…
Bouncer
The "bouncer" is American slang and appears to have originated in New York. In England, the same person might have been called a "chucker-out." (Oxford English…
Bourye (bourbon + rye)
"Bourye" (bourbon + rye whiskey) is a name invented by High West Distillery & Saloon (Park City, UT) and trademarked with a first use from October 15, 2009. High West trademarked…
Bowen’s Rule (Bowen’s Law; Bowen’s Revenue Theory of Cost)
Howard Bowen (1908-1989) wrote about the "revenue theory of cost" in regard to higher education; the theory has been called "Bowen's Law" and "Bowen's Rule"…
Bowery Boy
The "Bowery Boy" is a famous New York street tough. (Oxford English Dictionary)bowery, n.b. attrib., in sense 'of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Bowery'; Bowery boy, a…
Boweryite (inhabitant of the Bowery)
"Boweryite" is the name of an inhabitant of the Bowery, in the borough of Manhattan. The name "Boweryite" has been cited in print since at least 1857. The term…
Bowie Knife
The Bowie knife is popularly named after the hero of the Alamo, James Bowie. Rezin Bowie (Jim's brother) has also taken credit for inventing the knife. The knife became commercially popular…
Bowl of Blessedness (Will Rogers on chili)
Will Rogers supposedly called chili a "bowl of blessedness," but no one's found that quote. Chili Quotes and TriviaWill Rogers (1879-1935), popular actor, cattleman, banker, and…
Bowl of Red (chili)
Chili has been called a "bowl of red" since at least the 1940s. A popular book titled "A Bowl of Red" was published by Texas author Frank X. Tolbert in 1966. A Taste of Texasby…