Carwashero (carwash worker)
A "carwashero" (plural "carwasheros") is a carwash worker. The term was printed in the Los Angeles (CA) Times on March 23, 2008, describing the Spanish-speaking immigrants who…
New York City
Cary Grant (cocktail)
The Cary Grant cocktail was named after the actor Cary Grant (1904-1986). Grant drank many cocktails on film, but it's not known if he ever had the cocktail named after him. (Grant's…
Casedemic (case + -demic)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in a new work -- "case-demic" or "casedemic." This is where there are positive tests for COVID-19 (often a false positive), but a…
Cash Cow
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cash cowIn business, a cash cow is a product or a business unit that generates unusually high profit margins: so high that it is responsible for a large amount…
Cash on the Sidelines
"Cash/money on the sidelines" is like a football player "on the sidelines" (that is, not in the field of play). Cash might be kept "on the sidelines" to ride out a…
Cashtration (cash + castration)
"Cashtration" or "cashstration" (cash + castration) is a jocular portmanteau term that combines money (or the lack of it) and impotence. The term "cashtration"…
Casting Couch
A "casting couch" is a couch that a director or a producer uses to seduce actors or actresses who want acting parts in their productions. The term apparently started on Broadway in New…
Casuey (South Texas term for “bucking”)
"Casuey" is a South Texas term for the "bucking" or "pitching" of a horse. The term (origin unknown) is rarely used today, even in South Texas. Cowboy Poetry at the…
Cat Alley (Cannon Street)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksReport of the Council of Hygiene and Public Health of the Citizens Association of Nrw York Upon the Sanitary Condition of the CityNew York, NY: D, Appleton and…
Cat Café
A "cat café" is a place where people can drink coffee and also pet cats; in some cities, owning a cat is expensive. The world's first cat café opened in Taiwan in 1998. In April…
Cat Dog Cat Corporation (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. The CDC played an important role in the Covid-19…
Cat Food Commission or Catfood Commission (Deficit Commission nickname)
Many elderly and infirm people rely on Social Security to survive; without Social Security money, it's sometimes said that they'd be eating cat food. (Cat food is not necessarily cheaper…
Cat Pack
Entry in progress -- B.P.Rat Pack 23 November 1971, Aberdeen (SD) American-News, "Earl Wilson's New York," pg. 4, col. 5:Women's Wear Daily launched a "Cat Pack" of…
Catalina Coupon
Catalina Marketing Corporation developed "Catalina" (also "catalina") coupons. When a customer checks out, the cash register examines the customer's purchases and prints…
Catbird Seat or Cat Bird Seat (a superior or advantageous position)
To be sitting in a "catbird seat" (or "cat bird seat") is to be in a superior or advantageous position to spot prey and then devour them. "Sitting in the cat-bird…
Catchupcino or Catchupino (catch up + cappuccino)
Cappuccino is a popular coffee drink. "Catchupino" or "catchupcino" (catch up + cappuccino) is a jocular term based on a similar sound. "Yup, over a cup of…
Catchupino or Catchupcino (catch up + cappuccino)
Cappuccino is a popular coffee drink. "Catchupino" or "catchupcino" (catch up + cappuccino) is a jocular term based on a similar sound. "Yup, over a cup of…
Catfish Capital of Texas (West Tawakoni)
Lake Tawakoni (about an hour's drive from Dallas in north Texas) has good fishing, not just for catfish but also for striped bass, white bass, and large-mouth bass. In 2001, the Texas…
Catfish Toes
Catfish have toes? The Boat House Grill (6812 Ranch Road 620 N in Austin, near Lake Travis) opened in 1999 and has a menu that includes "catfish toes." The "toes" are a basket…
Cathedral of Asphalt (Asphalt Green)
The former Municipal Asphalt Plant (now a sports facility called Asphalt Green) opened in 1941 at East 90st Street and York Avenue in Manhattan. New York Parks Commissioner Robert Moses (1888-1981)…