Contango
Entry in progress -- B.P, Wikipedia: ContangoContango is a term used in the futures market to describe an upward sloping forward curve (as in the normal yield curve). Such a forward curve is said…
Entry in progress -- B.P, Wikipedia: ContangoContango is a term used in the futures market to describe an upward sloping forward curve (as in the normal yield curve). Such a forward curve is said…
"Contextual zoning" has been a buzzword in the city planning community for about two decades. It regulates new building to fit the existing buildings in the area.…
Entry in progress -- B.P. YourDictionary.comcontingent convertible definition - finance A mandatory convertible security that allows investors to sell their shares back to the issuer within a…
"Control Oppress Victimize Isolate Divide" (a back acronym or backronym for the word "COVID") has been printed on many images. "The true meaning of Covid and this entire…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was called the "controlavirus" (control + coronavirus) by some who believed that the most harmful thing of the coronavirus was the loss of liberty and…
"Controligarch" (control + oligarch) and "controligarchy" (control + oligarchy) are portmanteau words that was popularized in the book Controligarchs: Exposing the billionaire…
"Controligarch" (control + oligarch) and "controligarchy" (control + oligarchy) are portmanteau words that was popularized in the book Controligarchs: Exposing the billionaire…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was called the "controlavirus" (control + coronavirus) by some who believed that the most harmful thing of the coronavirus was the loss of liberty and…
A "conundrum supper" ("conundrum dinner" is less frequently used) is a meal where each menu item is presented in the form of a riddle. For example, "A Group of…
New Orleans began hosting many national conventions in the 1890s and in the early 1900s. "New Orleans Is a Convention City" was a headline in The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA) on May…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionaryconventional wisdom (plural conventional wisdoms)A belief or set of beliefs that is widely accepted, especially one which may be questionable on close…
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania sends many of its graduates to Wall Street jobs. A Financial Times story in September 2012 called Wharton the "conveyor belt of Wall…
The area of East Harlem on Lexington Avenue, between 119th Street and 126th Street, has been called "Convict Alley." The New York (NY) Daily News, in the story "Convict alley in…
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe…
A "cook-off" is a cooking competition. Cook-offs often limit themselves to a particular food, such as "chili cook-offs." The term "cook-off" began in 1936 at the…
Blue Bell Ice Cream (the self-styled "little creamery" in Brenham, Texas) blended crushed Oreo cookies with vanilla ice cream and trademarked the name "Cookies 'n Cream" in…
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"Coonass" (or "coon-ass") is a term used to describe Cajuns. The term is used especially in Lousiana and in the parts of Texas with a strong Louisiana influence (such as Port…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cooperstown, New YorkCooperstown is a village in Otsego County, New York, United States. It is the county seat. Most of the village lies within the town of…
The new Yankee Stadium (opened in 2009) quickly developed a reputation as a baseball park where it's easy to hit home runs. Nicknames for the new stadium include "Bronx bandbox" (or…