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PLT (plant, lettuce and tomato)

McDonald's restaurants in some countries introduced the "PLT" (plant-lettuce-tomato) sandwich in 2019. The name is a take-off on the "BLT" (bacon-lettuce-tomato) sandwich.…

PM (precious metals)

Precious metals are rare metallic chemical elements of high economic value, such as gold, silver, platinum and palladium. The term "PM" for "precious metals" has been cited in…

Pocho & Pochismo

"Pocho" is a term for a Mexican who lives in the United States. "Pochismo" is an English word given a Spanish form or pronunciation. "Pocho" is generally regarded as…

Poetry in Motion

The MTA's "Poetry in Motion" program began in 1992. Poems were placed in the buses and subways, just as ads would be. The poems are either short or cut down to just a few lines. Some…

Pogey Bait

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktiuonary: pogey baitEtymologyRelated to pogue (“soldier assigned administrative rather than combat duties”).Nounpogey bait (uncountable)1. (US, military, slang)…

Pointy Boots

Texas Governor Rick Perry was frequently called "Pointy Boots" in June-July 2011, when Perry flirted with running for president. KLBJ-AM 590 (Austin) radio personality Jeff Ward used the…

Poison Pill

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Shareholder rights planA shareholder rights plan, colloquially known as a "poison pill", or simply "the pill" is a kind of defensive tactic…

Pok?rrito (pok? + burrito)

"Pokērrito" (pokē + burrito) is a name that was filed for a trademarked in September 2015. Los Angeles magazine described the dish (from Great Rice Balls of Fire) on January 28, 2016:…

Poker (card game)

Entry in progress -- B.P. [This entry was assisted by research from Fred Shapiro of the American Dialect Society.] Wikipedia: PokerPoker is a family of gambling card games involving betting and…