Brosé (bro + rosé)
Rosé is a wine with an often pinkish color. Rosé had the reputation of being a wine mainly for women, but by 2011 that began to change. "Brosé: [broh-zey] –noun a pink wine enjoyed with…
Rosé is a wine with an often pinkish color. Rosé had the reputation of being a wine mainly for women, but by 2011 that began to change. "Brosé: [broh-zey] –noun a pink wine enjoyed with…
The Colorado Consumer Health Initiative and ProgressNow Colorado Education produced advertisements in October 2013 to get college age people to sign up for the Patient Protection and Affordable…
"Brother Jonathan" was an early representation of an American or of the United States, later replaced with "Uncle Sam." Brother Jonathan was the opposite of the personification…
Stanley's Famous Pit Bar-B-Que in Tyler serves a "Brother-in-Law" sandwich of chopped beef, hot links, and cheese. It is not known if the "Brother-in-Law" sandwich is…
A "brown bag special" has also been called a "crack kit," consisting of a glass pipe, steel wool pad and butane lighter -- all sold in a brown paper bag by convenience stores.…
"Decaf coffee? You mean brown sadness water?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "'When someone offers me decaf, I just think, "Why are you trying to give me…
"Brown Santa" is a program by the Travis County Sheriff's Office (and Williamson County) to distribute Christmas toys. It started a little later than San Antonio's Blue Santa…
Brownie-pan edges can be crunchy treats. Mary Louise Butters of Butters' Brownies of Austin began selling brownie edges at the Austin Farmers' Market in 2004, calling them "Brownie…
"Brownie" and "Meter Maid" have been replaced by "Traffic Enforcement Agent." The new term makes sense for two reasons: (1) they now wear black and not brown, and (2)…
"Brownstone" apartments can be found in some of the older sections of New York. They were popular in the early 19th century. The term probably originated in New York. (Oxford English…
Brooklyn is well-known for its brownstone houses, built mostly between 1840 and 1900. The unofficial "brownstone belt" neighborhoods include Brooklyn Heights, Stuyvesant Heights, Fort…
"Brownstone front cake" is a very rich chocolate cake. It's said to resemble the "brownstone front" houses. The cake was popular in the late 19th century and probably began…
"Never ran, never will" is the slogan by residents of the tough neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn. "I'm from the 'Ville -- never ran, never will" was said by…
"Brownsvillian” is the name of an inhabitant of Brownsville, Texas. The name “Brownsvillian” has been cited in print since at least 1859. Wikipedia: Brownsville, TexasBrownsville is a…
The term "brush country" was popularized by Texas folklorist J. Frank Dobie (1888-1964), especially in the book title, A Vaquero of the Brush Country (1929). Earlier citations of…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Brut CocktailThe Brut Cocktail is an early cocktail that appears in William "Cocktail" Boothby's 1908 work The World's Drinks And How To Mix…
The Caesar salad is so popular that some chefs make a "Brutus salad" (after Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger, who participated in the assassination of Julius Caesar). However, it appears…
"Bryanite” is the name of an inhabitant of Bryan, Texas. The name “Bryanite” has been cited in print since at least 1884. A "Bryanite" also describes a follower of William…
Bryant Park (behind the New York Public Library, at 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue) hold a Summer Film Festival each year of film classics, presented on a large screen.…
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic was called bullshit (b.s.) by some people who used the term "BS-19." "The lead is killing us not covid bs19" was posted on Twitter by Zena on…