Treaty Oak (of Austin)
Is the "Treaty Oak" of Austin fact or fiction? The Treaty Oak is located in Austin in a city park of Baylor Avenue, between Fifth and Sixth Streets. The tree is believed to be more than…
Origin of “The Whole Nine Yards”
Tree of Hope
The "Tree of Hope" in Harlem stood before the old Lafayette Theatre at Seventh Avenue and 131st Street. Actors who stood beneath it would gain employment. The tree was cut down in 1934 to…
Tree-hugger
A "tree hugger" (or "tree-hugger") is an extreme environmentalist, so-named because many such activists hugged trees to prevent their removal. The term "tree-hugger"…
Trekathon (trek + marathon)
A "trekathon" (trek + marathon) is an extensive trek, usually up a mountain. "Trek-a-thon" has been cited in print since at least 1998. The website trekathon.com explained in…
Tremonter (inhabitant of Tremont, Bronx)
"Tremonter” is the name of an inhabitant of Tremont (and also East Tremont), in the borough of the Bronx. The name “East Tremonter” has been cited in print since at least 1887.…
Tres Leches (three milks cake)
Tres leches ("three milks") is a cake that most probably originated in Nicaragua. In recent years, the cake has been served in Tex-Mex restaurants. Wikipedia: Tres leches cakeA Tres…
Tri-State Area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut)
New York's "tri-state area" is almost always New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Some times in the past, Connecticut might have been dropped for Pennsylvania or Delaware. An old…
Triangle Numbers (a player’s height, weight and speed)
Football scouts evaluate a prospect's "triangle numbers" -- his height, weight and speed. "Those are the so-called triangle numbers -- height, weight, speed -- that coaches…
TriBeCa (Triangle Below Canal Street)
"Tribeca" means TRIangle BElow CAnal Street. After the 1960s success of "SoHo," many other neighborhood nicknames were suggested. 'Tribeca" has been cited in print…
Tribeca Design District
The Tribeca Design District is a name for the many design-oriented shops and showrooms located in Tribeca (Triangle Below Canal Street in Manhattan). Jean Lin of Colony -- The Designers' Co-op…
Tribecan (inhabitant of Tribeca, Manhattan)
"Tribecan" is the name of an inhabitant of Tribeca (Triangle Below Canal Street), in the borough of Manhattan. The name "Tribecan" has been cited in print since at least 1980.…
Triburbia
"Triburbia" has become a new nickname for TriBeCa. http://www.newyorkmetro.com/news/articles/wtc/tribeca1.htmTriBeCa has long been home to well-off families who wanted space and good…
Trickle-Down Economics
"Trickle-down economics" (or the "trickle-down theory") is economics to attract a prosperous top (large corporations and wealthy people), with the hopes that prosperity…
Tricolor Salad (Insalata Tricolore)
"Tricolor salad" or "three color salad" (insalata tricolore) uses foods to form the three colors of the flag of Italy -- red, white and green. The salad has been served at New…
Tridemic (flu + RSV + COVID)
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by…
Trikini (tri- + bikini; a bikini with a face mask)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to wear face masks. The bikini, with a face mask, became a "trikini" (tri- + bikini). The word "trikini" has had trademarks…
Triple A-Stros (Houston Astros nickname)
The Houston Astros baseball team went 76 wins-86 losses in 2010, 56 wins-106 losses in 2011, 55 wins-107 losses in 2012 and 51 wins-111 losses in 2013. They were so bad that New York (NY) Daily…
Triple Bottom Line
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Triple bottom lineThe triple bottom line (abbreviated as "TBL" or "3BL", and also known as "people, planet, profit" ) captures an…
Triple Bypass Tour (Lockhart’s Black’s Barbecue, Kreuz Barbecue, Smitty’s Market)
The city of Lockhart has been called the "Barbecue Capital of Texas" by the Texas state legislature (1999). A tour of three of Lockhart's great barbecue places -- Black's…
Triple Crown or Mandarin Triple Crown (Chinese dish of shrimp, beef and chicken)
A Chinese-American restaurant dish called "Triple Crown (or "Mandarin Triple Crown") combines three ingredients, such as lobster/shrimp, beef and chicken. "Oriental Triple Crown…