Borough of Homes
Both Brooklyn and Queens have used "Borough of Homes." The appellation began fairly soon after the cities united into one city with boroughs in 1898. 16 April 1899, Brooklyn Daily…
New York City
Borough of Universities and Parks (Bronx)
In the 1920s and 1930s, the Bronx became known as the "Borough of Parks" and the "Borough of Universities." Manhattan (with Columbia and NYU) probably deserves the title of…
Borough That’s Thorough (Brooklyn)
Brooklyn has been called the "borough that's thorough" in hip hop. The nickname is seldom used. About MBHailing from the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, MBF hopes to…
Boroughite (inhabitant of a borough)
New York City was consolidated into five boroughs (Bronx. Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island) in 1898. A "boroughite" is, theoretically, an inhabitant of any borough, but the term…
Boss
"Boss" comes from the Dutch term and was used in New Amsterdam, then New York City. (Oxford English Dictionary)boss, n.[ad. Du. baas master (older sense 'uncle'), supposed to be…
Boss Hog Bowl or Boss Hawg Bowl (Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington)
Cowboys Stadium (home of football's Dallas Cowboys) opened in Arlington, Texas, in 2009. Sports journalist and radio personality Randy Galloway called the proposed stadium "Boss Hawg…
Boss Indians Around (Bureau of Indian Affairs or BIA nickname)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for the administation and management of Native American land in the United States. Critics of the…
Boston Cooler
A "Boston cooler" means several things: . Vanilla ice cream in a cantaloupe. In the Boston (MA) Journal of 1901, this Boston cooler of vanilla ice cream inside a cantaloupe was described…
Boston Iced Tea (iced tea with cranberry juice)
"Cranberry iced tea" is cited in print since 1959, but the drink became popular in the early 1990s. By at least 1999, the Red Lobster restaurant chain offered its own cranberry iced tea,…
Boston Sour (cocktail)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Whiskey sourThe whiskey sour is a mixed drink containing whiskey (often bourbon), lemon juice, sugar, and optionally, a dash of egg white. With the egg white,…
Botana (Botana Platter/Botanas Platter; Botana Plate/Botanas Plate)
Botanas (also called "antojitos") are appetizers or snacks. A "botana platter" or "botanas platter" (also called a "botana plate" or "botanas…
Botax (Botox + tax)
The "Botax" or "botax" (Botox + tax) is a tax on cosmetic procedures, especially involving Botox. New York City considered a "botax" in 2004 and the federal government…
Bottle Alley (47 Baxter Street)
"Bottle Alley" was located at 47 Baxter Street, Manhattan, in the mid-19th century. "No. 47 Baxter-st. is known as 'Bottle-alley,' a name derived from the fact that many of…
Bottom Dollar (“Bet your bottom dollar”)
"Bottom dollar" means one's very last dollar. To "bet your bottom dollar" means to bet even one's last dollar, such as the bottom dollar in a stack of dollars at a…
Bottom Line (Bottom-Line)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Net incomeNet income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. Net income can be distributed among…
Bottomless Brunch
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksApril 1983, Cincinnati (OH) magazine, pg. 101, col. 2 ad:BOTTOMLESS BRUNCHAll you can eat for $7.95.(...)The Bottomless Brunch that no one can top. Only at…
Bottomless Cup
A "bottomless cup" of coffee means that the establishment offers free refills of coffee. The coffee cup has a bottom, of course. The term "bottomless cup" dates to at least 1934…
Boudain or Boudin (Boudain Balls or Boudin Balls)
"Boudain" is the frequently used Texas spelling for "boudin," a spicy Cajun sausage popular in Louisiana. Boudin noir consists of pork, pig blood, rice and spices. Boudin blanc…
Boula-Boula (Boula Soup; Boula Gratinee)
"Boula-Boula" is more than just a cheer at Yale University. "Boula" (also called "boula-boula" and "boula soup" and "boula gratinee") was a widely…
Boulevard of Broken Hearts or Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Wall Street)
A book by Howard M. Wachtel was titled Street of Dreams: Boulevard of Broken Hearts; Wall Street's First Century (2003). The nickname "Boulevard of Broken Hearts" has been very…