Big Ugly (New York State budget process nickname)
The New York State budget process in Albany, New York, has been called the "Big Ugly." The name comes from the 1990 budget deal -- "a 235-page monstrosity accurately dubbed 'the…
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Big Ugly Fat Fuckers Eating Together (“buffet” backronym)
The word "buffet" is not an acronym, but it has been given the jocular backronym (back acronym) of "Big Ugly Fat Fuckers/Fellows/Folks/Freaks Eating Together" since at least the…
Big Ugly Import Car Killer (Buick backronymic nickname)
Buick is a luxury vehicle brand of General Motors that began in 1899. Buick has been given the backronym (back acronym) of "Big Ugly Import Car Killer" since at least 1996. The backronym…
Big White (White House nickname)
The White House is the official residence of the President of the United States (and family). The blog Michelle Obama's Mirror satirically covers the activities of the first lady of the United…
Big Willy, Mental Dental Building, Filling Station, Tooth Tower (Williamsburg Bank Building)
The Williamsburg Bank Building is the tallest building in Brooklyn. It is opening up to residential living, but it has been known for its dental offices. Nicknames have included Willy and Big…
Big Yam (Lagos nickname)
New York City is the "Big Apple," and Lagos, Nigeria (the most populous city in Africa) has been called the "Big Yam." Yam is a popular African food. "Lagos: The Big…
BigApple2BigEasy (BABE) car rally
The BABE rally (Big Apple 2 Big Easy) features cheap cars in a race from New York City to New Orleans. The first BABE was in 2006. BABEAbout BABE2007We leave in May! Again!BigApple2BigEasy is a new…
Bigger Apple (Manhattan Institute newsletter, 2020-present)
The Manhattan Institute is a conservative American think tank focused on domestic policy and urban affairs, located at 52 Vanderbilt Avenue in Manhattan. In 2020, the Manhattan Institute started…
Bigger Apple (Manhattan Institute newsletter)
The Manhattan Institute is a conservative American think tank focused on domestic policy and urban affairs, located at 52 Vanderbilt Avenue in Manhattan. In 2020, the Manhattan Institute started…
Biggest Little City in the World (summary)
"Biggest little city/town" pre-dates "Big Apple." Reno, Nevada is commonly known as the "biggest little city in the world." Although Reno has used this slogan since at…
Bike Ninja
A "bike ninja" is a cyclist who wears dark clothing (like a ninja) and who doesn't use reflectors or have lights on a bike. A bike ninja is difficult to see at night and often poses…
Bike Salmon
"Bike salmon" are cyclists who "swim upstream" (like salmon) by going the wrong way on a one-way street. "Bike salmon" also refers to riders who go the wrong way on…
BILF (bacon or burger variant of MILF)
BILF is a bacon or burger variation of the sexual slang term MILF. The "BILF" bacon version was put on T-shirts by January 2008. In March 2009, Top Chef judge Padma Lakshmi made a…
Bill Johnson’s Big Apple restaurants
Bill Johnson's Big Apple bar-b-que restaurant opened at 3757 East Van Buren in Phoenix, Arizona in December 1956. The "Big Apple" name supposedly came from 1937's Big Apple…
Bill Johnson’s Big Apple (Arizona restaurants, 1956-2015)
Bill Johnson's Big Apple bar-b-que restaurant opened at 3757 East Van Buren in Phoenix, Arizona in December 1956. The "Big Apple" name supposedly came from 1937's Big Apple…
Billennial (bilingual + millennial)
"Billennial" (bilingual + millennial) was popularized by Univision on July 31, 2014. The term usually refers to a Hispanic bilingual millennial (someone born between the early 1980s and…
Billionaire Beanstalk (luxury skyscraper)
Justin Davidson of New York magazine coined "billionaire beanstalk" (luxury skyscraper) in an architecture review on September 15, 2013: "In theory, developers of these…
Billionaire Capital of the World
The "billionaire(s) capital of the world" is the city where the most billionaires live. This is not always New York City, although New York is usually in the top five. Forbes (an American…
Billionaire Pie (Furr’s cafeterias)
Billionaire Pie is a specialty of Furr's cafeteria. Furr's began in New Mexico, but has many locations in Texas and throughout the Southwest. Furr's also offers a Millionaire Pie.…
Billionaire’s Belt
Michael Gross, author of books about 740 Park Avenue and 15 Central Park West, dubbed the area of midtown Manhattan between 57th and 59th Streets as the "Billionaire's Belt" in…