Glovetard (glove + retard)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some recommendations to wear gloves. "Glovetard" (glove + retard) represents someone who wears gloves, or is a fanatic that everyone wears…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some recommendations to wear gloves. "Glovetard" (glove + retard) represents someone who wears gloves, or is a fanatic that everyone wears…
A "glue guy" is usually not the biggest star, but a player who does all the little things to help a team win. THe term was used in baseball in the 1940s and 1950s. "(New York Yankees…
A "glutard" (gluten + retard) is someone who has a sensitivity to foods that contain gluten, often requiring a gluten-free diet. "Glutard" has been cited in print since at least…
Bulworth (1998) is a comedy-drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Warren Beatty. Beatty plays Bulworth, a veteran Democrat Senator. A disillusioned Bulworth gets drunk and tells the…
A "go cup" (or "to-go cup") is a (usually plastic) cup that one can use to carry a drink out of a restaurant or a bar. New Orleans, Louisiana, has had "go cups" since…
"GOTV" is a political abbreviation for “get out the vote.” “GOTV” has been cited in print from at least 1981. "GOTV" has been given the backronym (back acronym) of…
The General Services Administration (GSA) was established in 1949 to supply goods and services for U.S. government offices. In 2012, a GSA scandal emerged, with videos of lavish and wasteful…
"Go West, young man" is associated with New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley (1811-1872). The Tribune, unlike the New York
A "goat-choker" is an article so long that it suffocates the reader and becomes a real challenge to finish. The length of the article is intentional; the author and the publication intend…
World War II produced lots of bad bureaucrat-ese language in official memos. Maury Maverick (a former Texas Congressman and then chairman of the Smaller War Plants Corporation) was so frustrated…
A storm on the week of Thanksgiving (also called "turkey day") has been given names such as "turkeypocalypse" and "turkeystorm." The term "gobblegeddon"…
"GoCaGa" is a seldom-used nickname for the Gowanus-Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn. "GoCaGa" was cited in print in August 2008 amd was popularized in a November 9, 2009 New…
The Interchurch Center is a 19-story granite-faced building (opened in 1960) at 475 Riverside Drive and West 10th Street in Manhattan. The building is home to many Christian organizations, such as…
Many churches have an organization called GROW, from the backronym (or back acronym) of "God Rewards Our Work." GROW usually represents ministry outreach programs. GROW (God Rewards Our…
A "God shot" is a perfect shot of espresso, as if made by God. "I have to work *hard* to get a 'god shot' out of it" was cited on alt.coffee on November 28, 1999.…
Some people insist that "God's Big Acre" is another Texas nickname. If so, it's very seldom used. Search engines show just a handful of hits. The book God's Big Acre: Life…
New York University built a 26-story dorm at 12th Street (off Fourth Avenue) in 2008-2009. The facade of St, Ann's Church (built in the 1840s) was kept; the real estate blog Curbed.com called…
Some Texans prefer not to add gravy or sauces to cooked meat. The meat is cooked in "God's gravy" -- the natural juices. The term "God's gravy" dates back to at least…
"God's Row" was the title of a March 2, 2008 New York Times story about the many churches in the Wakefield section of the Bronx. On White Plains Road, between 240th Street and East…
So many retirees moved to Florida that it has been called "God's waiting room. However, it appears that Pasadena, California had this nickname first. 16 March 1953, Times-Bulletin (Van…