Baked Evils (opposite of “baked goods”)
"Good" is the opposite of "bad" and "evil." There are "baked goods," but there are no "baked bads" or "baked evils." "Then tell me…
Big Mango (Bangkok, Thailand nickname)
Bakery
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: BakeryA bakery (also called baker's or bakehouse) is an establishment which produces or/and sells bread, pies, pastries, cakes & cupcakes, biscuits,…
Baking Powder
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia; Baking powderBaking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent used in cooking, mainly baking. It is most often found in quick breads like pancakes, waffles, and…
Baking Soda
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Sodium bicarbonateSodium bicarbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate is the chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is…
Balance Sheet Close (sales technique)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Closing (sales)Balance sheet close: also called the Ben Franklin close, in which the salesperson and the prospect build together a pros-and-cons list of whether…
Balance Sheet Recession
A "balance sheet recession" is the slowing of business activity after the bursting of an asset bubble (or bubbles). Economist A. Gary Shilling said in December 1990, "This is a…
Baldie or Baldy (pretzel without salt)
A pretzel without added salt is called a "baldie" (occasionally spelled "baldy"). "Baldy" pretzel is cited in print from 1955. The Anderson Pretzel Bakery (Lancaster,…
Baleada (Honduran burrito)
"Baleadas" are a Honduran version of "burritos." A wheat flour tortilla is folded in half and filled with beans, crumbled cheese and sour cream, and often with other ingredients…
Balkan Burger (pljeskavica)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: PljeskavicaPljeskavica (Serbian: Пљескавица) is a patty dish popular in most of the Balkans. Pljeskavica is eaten in Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia,…
Ball Orchard (Big Ball Orchard in the South Bronx = Yankee Stadium)
Hugh S. Fullerton (1873-1945) began calling baseball parks "ball orchards" in the Chicago (IL) Tribune in 1905. Yankee Stadium (located in the Bronx) first opened in 1923. By the 1930s,…
Ballers’ Paradise (Barclays Center nickname)
The New Jersey Nets planned to move to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the 2012-13 season, when the team would become the Brooklyn Nets. Nets point guard Deron Williams was shown the under…
Balloon Juice (seltzer or soda water)
"Balloon juice" in diner lingo means seltzer or carbonated soda water. The carbonation fills one up, like a blown balloon. The term "balloon juice" has been cited in print since…
Balloon Wrangler
Horse wranglers take care of horses and are, perhaps, the most famous of all "wranglers." Balloon wranglers take care of balloons. At the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, balloon…
Balloonicle (balloon + float)
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade introduced a "balloonicle" (balloon + vehicle) in 2004. A "ballonicle" inflates just as a ballloon does, but can be driven down the…
Ballot Harvesting
"Ballot harvesting" refers to collecting absentee ballots. The "harvesting" system is legal in some states and legal in others. Political operatives go into neighborhoods,…
Ballotocracy (ballot + -ocracy)
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterAlfred Raouf@Kemety@AmrEzzat I'm writing a blog called ballotocracy :D4:33 PM - 8 Mar 13 TwitterShadi Hamid@shadihamidSome have taken to dismissing…
Ballpark Estimate (Ball Park Estimate; Ball Park Figure)
A "ball park (ballpark) figure" -- also called a "ball park (ballpark) estimate" -- is a rough guess, usually at the cost of something. The dimensions of a ballpark are known.…
Ballpark Figure (Ball Park Figure; Ball Park Estimate)
A "ball park (ballpark) figure" -- also called a "ball park (ballpark) estimate" -- is a rough guess, usually at the cost of something. The dimensions of a ballpark are known.…
Baloney (nonsense)
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)baloney | boloney, n. and int.Etymology: Commonly regarded as < Bologna n. (sausage) but the connection remains conjectural.slang (orig.…
Baloney Boulevard (Broadway)
Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) introduced the term "Boloney Boulevard" in Life magazine on September 28, 1928, in an article titled "Along the Main…