Baylor Bubble
"Baylor Bubble" is a term used at Baylor University in Waco since at least 1980. The "Baylor bubble" refers to Baylor's beautiful campus and many undergraduates from…
New York City
Bayou City (Houston nickname)
The city of Houston was planned in 1836, named after war hero Sam Houston. The nickname "Bayou City" comes from Houston's location on the Buffalo Bayou, and is recorded in print from…
Baysider (inhabitant of Bayside, Queens)
"Baysider" is the name of an inhabitant of Bayside, in the borough of Queens. The name "Baysider" has been cited in print since at least 1911. The Baysider is also the name of a…
Baytowner (inhabitant of Baytown)
"Baytowner” is the name of an inhabitant of Baytown, Texas. The name “Baytowner” has been cited in print since at least 1928. An inhabitant of Baytown has also been called a…
Baytownian (inhabitant of Baytown)
"Baytownian” is the name of an inhabitant of Baytown, Texas. The name “Baytownian” has been cited in print since at least 1951. An inhabitant of Baytown has also been called a…
BBQ people (Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens)
"BBQ people" is rarely used, but it comes from the same time period (1970s) as "bridge and tunnel" people. Perhaps it will be revived, now that there is genuine "Big Apple…
BBQ; Bar-B-Que; Q
Barbecue (barbeque) is popular in Texas and if often used by the initials BBQ, Bar-B-Que, Bar-B-Cue, or simply Q. "BBQ" was used in Los Angeles by at least 1938, but doesn't show up…
Bean Burger (Beanburger)
The San Antonio tradition of the "beanburger" (or "bean burger") supposedly began at Sill's Snack Shack ("Triple S") in 1953. The building (at the corner of…
Bean Counter (an accountant)
A "bean counter" (or "bean-counter") is an accountant or someone else who checks numbers (usually financial numbers), as if that person is counting beans.…
Bean to Bar
Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitter Adrienne Newman@MadameCocoaOoo! New domestic bean-to-bar, micro-batch Potomac Chocolate Co. "in progress", testing out beans and equipment....…
Beanery
A "beanery" is the 19th-century term for a restaurant that serves inexpensive meals. The meals at a "beanery' usually (but not always) include beans, such as bean soup or pork…
Beantown (Boston nickname)
The city of Beverly, Massachusetts ws known as "beantown" in the 1800s. "In fact it has obtained the sobriquet of 'Beantown'" was cited in an 1859 newspaper. People…
Bear Claw (ice cream)
"Bear Claw" ice cream usually is dark chocolate ice cream with chocolate-coated cashews and caramel. "HEB Food Stores of Waco has a new special bear claw ice cream made especially…
Bear Claw (pastry)
A "bear claw" pastry is usually filled with almond paste and sometimes raisins, and looks somewhat like a bear's claw. The exact origin of the pastry is unknown, but it appears to…
Bear Hug
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: bear hugNounbear hug (plural bear hugs)1.any especially large, tight or enthusiastic hug, usually friendly Granddad scooped up the child in a big bear hug.2.in…
Bear Market
The terms "bull" (for rising prices) and "bear" (for falling prices) originated in the early 1700s, but the terms "bull market" and "bear market" came much…
Bear Mountain Compact (Tappan Zee Bridge Rule)
Albany (the state capital) has its own version of the "sin city" slogan: "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." Legislators from downstate (New York City and its suburbs) would…
Bear O’Clock (bear + beer o’clock)
"Bear o'clock" (bear + beer o'clock) means that it's time to be a financial bear (a pessimist on the financial markets). The term "bear o'clock" was coined…
Bear Sign (doughnuts)
"Bear sign" is a cowboy term for doughnuts. In the Pacific Northwest, "bear sign" means berry jam. "Bear sign" is first recorded from the 1830s to mean "bear…
Bearmageddon (stock market bear + Armageddon)
Mike O'Rourke, a strategist for Jones Trading, came up with the term "bearmageddon" (stock market bear + Armageddon) in 2013. The term was popularized in two articles -- "MIKE…