Dash to Trash
The "dash to trash" is when overbuying occurs (the "dash" to buy) of stocks that have fallen precipitously in value and are thought to be cheap ("trash") or of…
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Dawn Raid
On February 12, 1980, Harry Oppenheimer (of South Africa's De Beers diamond mining and trading company) instructed London broker Rowe & Pitman to buy many shares in Consolidated Gold…
Day 1—Sunday
The following words or phrases are about Sunday: “A hypocrite is a fellow who is not himself on Sundays”“A hypocrite is a person who is not himself on Sunday”“A hypocrite is someone…
Day 2—Monday
The following words or phrases are about Monday: “A case of the Mondays” (school/work saying)“A Tuesday after a holiday is like a double whammy Monday”“After Monday and Tuesday, even the…
Day 3—Tuesday
The following words or phrases are about Tuesday: “(I will gladly pay you Tuesday for) A hamburger today”“A Tuesday after a holiday is like a double whammy Monday”“After Monday and…
Day 4—Wednesday
The following words or phrases are about Wednesday: “A Wednesday with no rain is a dry hump day”“After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF”“Always keep a bottle of wine in the…
Day 5—Thursday
The following words or phrases are about Thursday: “After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF”“Better days are just around the corner. They are called Friday, Saturday and…
Day 6—Friday
The following words or phrases are about Friday: “After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF”“Better days are just around the corner. They are called Friday, Saturday and…
Day 7—Saturday
The following words or phrases are about Saturday: “Are we sure Saturday and Sunday have the same 24hours as the rest of the week?”“Be in love with your life. Every minute of it—especially…
DBAG or D-Bag (Deutsche Bank AG nickname)
Deutsche Bank (literally, "German Bank") was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. There are several offices in New York City. Deutsche Bank is probably…
De-Portland (Portland nickname)
The city of Portland acquired the nickname "De-Portland" or "Deportland" ("deport-land") in 2000 when several news articles stated that the Portland International…
Dead Apple (dead + Big Apple)
New York City has sometimes been called the "Dead Apple," a usually unflattering variation of the "Big Apple" nickname. In 2010, "Dead Apple Tours" offered a history…
Dead Cat Bounce
A "dead cat bounce" is a stock market term for a fake (or short-lived) economic recovery. Cat lore has it that if you throw a cat from any height, the cat will always land on its feet. In…
Dead End Kids
The wonderful New York play Dead End (1935) started it all. It was made into a film in 1937, and the "Dead End Kids" were on their way to many films and national recognition. Depending on…
Dead Hook (Red Hook)
Red Hook was an industrial dock area of Brooklyn, but it suffered from years of disuse in the second half of the 20th century. In the 2000s, gentrification came to Red Hook in the form of a new…
Dead Line
The "deadline" started as a Civil War term, then became the police line at Fulton Street, and then became the police line at Fourteenth Street. The newspaper use of "deadline"…
Dead Man’s Curve
"Dead Man's Curve" is more popularly known today as a song by Jan and Dean, but it was the corner of 14th Street and Broadway. Some find it irony that a statue of Gandhi now stands…
Dead Man’s Hand
The "dead man's hand" is a two-pair poker hand that also appears in Texas hold 'em. The hand is widely believed to be aces and eights, but early citations show jacks and eights,…
Dead Meat (to be a loser or in serious trouble)
Someone is "dead meat" if that person is a sure loser (in a sports match against a very formidable opponent, for example) or if that person is in very serious trouble (of losing a job or…
Dead Parrot Economy
The British comedy troupe Monty Python's Flying Circus performed its now-famous "Dead Parrot Sketch" in 1969 and many times after that. A customer enters a pet shop to get a refund…