The term "gerrymander" or "gerrymandering" (after Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry and the salamander) means to reshape the electoral district lines in such a way that it…
"Persiastroika" (Persia + perestroika) was used by Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's The Daily Show on September 26, 2013. Stewart was describing Iran (Persia) and its new attempts at…
Conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin read a Politico.com political news story, "Mission for anti-Palin movement: Expose her" by Kenneth Vogel, on the air on April 25, 2011. Levin…
'Pet bank" is a derisive term that was applied to state banks that were selected to receive government deposits in 1833, taking the place of the Second United States Bank that President…
NFL football coach Bill Parcells was fond of cats. Parcells would pick out an under-appreciated football player and call him his "pet cat." Parcells was coach of the Dallas Cowboys from…
"Pet rocks" were a fad in the 1970, started by advertising executive Gary Dahl. Dahl sold the worthless rocks, along with a joke insruction booklet for handling the "pet." Gary…
Citi Field is the ballpark for the New York Mets that opened in 2009. Even before it opened, fans noted Citi Field's cavernous dimensions and speculated that it might be a difficult park to…
A "Peter Funk" was a dishonest salesman or auctioneer. The term is not used today. It was a common term in the 1830s and 1840s and appears to have originated on Pearl Street. Cassell…
J. M. Barrie's character of "Peter Pan" ("the boy who wouldn't grow up") has been featured in novels, stage plays, musicals and films. Peter Pan believes to himself…
The city of Houston has large business interests in the petrochemical industry. 'Petro Metro" (or "Petro-Metro") is an untrademarked and infrequently used Houston nickname.…
A "petrodollar" (petroleum + dollar) is a United States dollar earned by a country (such as an OPEC country) in the sale of its petroleum exports to another country. Georgetown University…
"Petrodollar" has been cited in print since 1973; "petrogold" has been cited in print since at least 2008. The "petrogold" term was popularized on the blog Zero Hedge…
"Petroplex" is an imitation of "Metroplex" (Dallas/Fort Worth, trademarked from January 1972). The west Texas cities of Midland and Odessa -- where petroleum is the most…
"Pfatality" (Pfizer + fatality) is a portmanteau that some have used when attributing a cause of death to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. "We can pfinally say pfarewell to the pfatal…
Pfizer has manufactured vaccines for COVID-19 (coronavirus). There were questions that these vaccines could harm fertility, and the word "Pfertility" (Pfizer + fertility) was used.…
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, many of which were made by Pfizer. The effectiveness of these vaccines became questioned, and many seemingly healthy people were filmed…
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, many of which were made by Pfizer. The effectiveness of these vaccines became questioned, and many seemingly healthy people were filmed…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Pflugerville, TexasPflugerville ( /ˈfluːɡərvɪl/) is a city in Travis and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 16,335 at the…
Pfizer Inc. is a New York City-based multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation. Many people did not like Pfizer's role in the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and used the term…
"Big Pharma" is a term used to refer collectively to the global pharmaceutical industry. "Big Pharmafia" (Big Pharma + mafia) is a term used by those who believe that Big Pharma…