Calorically Challenged or Calorically Gifted (fat)
"Calorically challenged" and "calorically gifted" are euphemisms to say that someone possesses too many calories -- he or she is fat. Both "calorically challenged" and…
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Calzone
Entry in progress -- B.P. Italian foods similar and often confused with the calzone include the stromboli, hippie roll/eppie roll and panzarotti/panzerotti. Wikipedia: CalzoneA calzone (Italian…
Cambodian Cheese (prahok nickname)
Prahok is a fermented fish paste popular in Cambodia. It is not a cheese, but prahok has been nicknamed "Cambodian cheese" since at least 1998, when it was mentioned in The Elephant Walk…
Camel’s Nose
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Camel's nose The camel's nose is a metaphor for a situation where permitting some small undesirable situation will allow gradual and unavoidable…
Camp Body
Football teams invite many players to training camp; some have guaranteed contraxcts and are expected to make the team, while others are minimum salaried tryout players. The minimum salaried…
Campechana (seafood cocktail)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Goode Company Seafood (Houston, TX)Campechana De Mariscos (Mexican Seafood Cocktails)Shrimp...10.95Crab...10.95Campechana Extra Shrimp & Crab)...11.95 19 August 1963,…
Campechanas
"Campechanas" are pastries found at many Mexican bakeries and some Texas supermarkets as well. The name "campechana" has been translated (below) as "hammock" and…
Campechanos
"Campechanos" come from the state of Campeche, Mexico. There are Campechanos that are eggs and there are Campechanos that are tostados. More commonly, Campechanos is a grilled skirt steak…
Can Do Shipyard (Brooklyn Navy Yard)
The New York Naval Shipyard (commonly called the Brooklyn Navy Yard) dates to 1801 and was especially active during World War II. "Can Do" was a popular WWII slogan and the Brooklyn Navy…
Can Hear Every Valve Rattle On Long Extended Trips (Chevrolet backronymic nickname)
The Chevrolet Motor Car Company was founded in 1911 and was named after Swiss-born American race car driver Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (1878-1941). The name "Chevrolet" has had several…
Can’t Do Crap (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. Some people, however, believe that the CDC is…
Can’t Find The Crooks (CFTC backronymic nickname)
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has a mission to protect market users and the public from fraud, manipulation, and abusive practices related to the sale of commodity and…
Can’t Pass Again (CPA backronymic nickname)
The certified public accountant (CPA) exam in notoriously difficult to pass. The CPA bakcronymic (back acronym) nicknames of "Can't Pass (it) Again" and "Couldn't Pass (it)…
Can’t Produce Anything (CPA backronymic nickname)
"Can't Produce Anything" is a popular backronym (back acronym) for "CPA" (certified public accountant), but it didn't start out representing accountants. The Coalition…
Canadian Brainwashing Corporation (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation or CBC nickname)
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is a channel that is available on some cable systems in the United States. The CBC has been given the backronym (back acronym) of “Canadian…
Canadian Bullshit Corporation (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation or CBC nickname)
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is a channel that is available on some cable systems in the United States. The CBC has been given the backronym (back acronym) of “Canadian Bullshit…
Canajoharie: Flavor-Town (nickname)
"Flavor Town" (or "Flavortown") means a restaurant or a dish -- and sometimes a food destination city -- that is packed with flavor. In many print ads in 1939 and 1940,…
Canarsien (inhabitant of Canarsie, Brooklyn)
"Canarsien” is the name of an inhabitant of Canarsie, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Canarsien” has been cited in print since at least 1936. The Canarsie Courier newspaper uses…
CanDo (Canal Downtown)
The New York Travel Advisory Bureau distributed maps in 2010 with the neighborhood name of "CanDo" for "Canal Downtown." The area is also called "Lower Manhattan" and…
Candy Apple (Red Candy Apple)
Wikipedia: Candy appleCandy apples, also known as toffee apples outside of North America, are whole apples covered in a hard toffee or sugar candy coating, with a stick inserted as a handle. These…