Pandemocrat (pandemic + Democrat)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in the words "pandemicrat" (pandemic + bureaucrat) and "pandemocrat" (pandemic + Democrat) that began to be used in February 2020.…
Education/Schools
Pander Bear (pander + panda bear)
Former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas (1941-1997) called Arkansas Governor < href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton">Bill Clinton a "pander bear" (pander +…
Pandowdy (Pan-dowdy; Pan Dowdy; Apple Dowdy)
Entry in progress -- B.P. wiseGEEKWhat is a Pandowdy? Pandowdy, sometimes written as pan dowdy, is a dessert with an unknown origin. The name however, has long been fun to use, and the dessert to…
Panhandle Hook (or Texas Hooker)
A "Panhandle Hook" (sometimes called a "Texas Hooker") is a low pressure system the originates in the Texas/Oklahoma panhandle, moves east, but then "hooks" to the…
Panic Beach or Panic Island (Broadway and West 47th Street, opposite Palace Theatre)
The Palace Theatre (Broadway between 46th and 47th Streets) opened in 1913 and hosted vaudeville acts until 1932, when it became a movie palace. The Palace Theatre now is home to Broadway shows. To…
Panic Beach or Panic Island (Broadway and West 47th Street, outside Palace Theatre)
The Palace Theatre (Broadway between 46th and 47th Streets) opened in 1913 and hosted vaudeville acts until 1932, when it became a movie palace. The Palace Theatre now is home to Broadway shows. To…
Panic City
The term "panic city" refers to the demand for some immediate action to end a bad situation. "Panic city" has been cited in print since the 1970s. New York Mets general manager…
Panic Saturday or Super Saturday (Saturday before Christmas)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Super SaturdaySuper Saturday or Panic Saturday is the last Saturday before Christmas, a major day of revenue for American retailers, marking the end of the…
Panicdemic (panic + pandemic)
"Panicdemic" (panic + pandemic) became a popular word during the swine influenza on 2009 and the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak. A "panicdemic" describes a pandemic (real or…
Panini (sandwich)
"Panini" (plural) or "panino" (singular") is Italian for "roll(s)." The sandwich included with that bread roll also began to be called a "panino" or…
Panko Chicken
"Tonkatsu" is a Japanese dish of deep-fried pork cutlets. The cutlets are coated with panko, a Japanese brand of flaky bread crumbs. Chicken cutlets -- instead of pork -- are often made,…
Panquake (pan/pancake + earthquake)
"Panquake" (pan/pancake + earthquake) is a jocular term from "pancake." "Frisco Breakfast: Panquakes and syrup" was printed in the Miami (FL) News on August 7, 1979.…
Pansy
The term "pansy" (an effeminate man) was popularized in the 1920s by New York City-born actor, comedian, singer, vaudevillian, and pianist Jimmy Durante (1893-1980). The Durante routine…
Panther City (Fort Worth nickname)
Why on earth would Fort Worth be called the "Panther City"? It all began when Dallas (a rival city) made fun of Fort Worth, about 1875, and stated that a panther was roaming the Fort…
Pantondo
Bond 45 (the new restaurant at the former Bond's clothing store on West 45th Street near Broadway) offers its trademark "pantondo." It's $22 for cheese bread, I guess.... 23…
Panuchos
Panuchos (corn tortillas with beans and meat) are more Mexican (Yucatan) than Tex-Mex, but they're slowing arriving the in the United States. President George Bush ate panuchos in a March 2007…
Panzarotti (Panzerotti)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Italian foods similar and often confused with panzarotti include the calzone, stromboli and hippie roll/eppie roll. Wikipedia: PanzarottiPanzarotti or panzerotti are…
Pap Schmear (papaya cream cheese spread)
A "pap smear" has nothing to do with a "schmear" (or "shmear"), but there are jokes. Sometimes the "pap" stands for "papaya," "paprika"…
Pap Schmear (paprika cream cheese spread)
A "pap smear" has nothing to do with a "schmear" (or "shmear"), but there are jokes. Sometimes the "pap" stands for "papaya," "paprika"…
Papa Has Dough (“Ph.D” backronym)
The doctorate degree (Ph.D.) is expensive to acquire. The student's father often has to pay for it. "Papa Has Dough" -- "dough" is slang for money -- is a Ph.D. backronym…