Clean Vote
A "clean vote" is a straight "up-or-down" ("yea-or-nay") vote on an issue. Sometimes a bill is blocked by Congressional procedures, or amendments are added to a bill,…
New York City
Clearly Texas (Uvalde slogan)
"Clearly Texas" is the slogan of Uvalde, Texas. The slogan appears on T-shirts and mugs. What it means is not exactly clear. Handbook of Texas OnlineUVALDE, TEXAS. Uvalde is on U.S.…
Cliff Dweller
A "cliff dweller" is a term (popular in the 1890s) for a resident of an apartment building. The term appeared in simultaneous 1893 publications describing "cliff dwellers" of…
Climastrology (climate + astrology); Climastrologer (climate + astrologer)
"Climatology" is the study of climates; a climatology scientist is called a "climatologist." People who believe that climate scientists have been driven by a political agenda…
Climatard (climate + retard)
"Global warming" or "climate change" has its supporters, but also has those who think it's bunk. The derogatory nickname "climatard" (climate + retard) has been…
Climate Cliff
A "climate cliff" is a point-of-no-return for the environment where man can't reverse man-made environmental problems. "Climate cliff" has been cited in print since at…
Clinton News Network (CNN nickname)
Cable News Network (CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news television channel. Some critics of CNN have claimed that the network is biased and favors the politicians Bill Clinton and Hillary…
Clinton News Network (CNN nickname)
Cable News Network (CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news television channel. Some critics of CNN have claimed that the network is biased and favors the politicians Bill Clinton and Hillary…
Close to everything, far from it all (League City slogan)
League City's slogan for many years has been "City of Live Oaks and Friendly Folks." A new slogan -- "Close to everything, far from it all" -- hints that League City is…
Clot Shot (#ClotShot)
A "blood clot shot" normally means an "anti-blood clot shot" -- that is, the injection prevents blood clots. However, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines…
Clothespin Vote
A clothespin is a pin (often made of wood, with a small spring) used to hang wet clothes on a clothesline -- the usual way clothes were dried before electric dryers. Newspaper cartoonists often…
Clotshop (vaccination site)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, sometimes called "clotshots" because of potential to cause blood clots. A vaccination shot was called a "clotshop."…
Clottery (blood clot + lottery)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, sometimes called "clotshots" because of a tendency to cause blood clots. Taking a vaccine meant taking a chance and entering in a…
Cloud Around the Moon (Chinese dish of king crabmeat, scallops and lobster)
"Cloud Around the Moon" is a Chinese-American restaurant dish found on many menus in the section "special health and diet menu." "Cloud Around the Moon ... $8.95 King…
Cloud Commissary
Online and mobile prepared food ordering and delivery platforms such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates and Uber Eats have resulted in several new terms for restaurants: cloud kitchen, cloud…
Cloud Kitchen
Online and mobile prepared food ordering and delivery platforms such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates and Uber Eats have resulted in several new terms for restaurants: cloud kitchen, cloud…
Cloud Restaurant
Online and mobile prepared food ordering and delivery platforms such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates and Uber Eats have resulted in several new terms for restaurants: cloud kitchen, cloud…
Clown Hall or Clownhall (clown + town hall meeting)
A town hall meeting ("town hall") has been called "clown hall" or "clownhall" by those who believe that politicians are clowns. "More like a clown hall…
Clown News Network (CNN nickname)
The Cable News Network (now called CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news 24-hour television network. Some who ridicule CNN have called it the "Clown News Network." "CNN(clown news…
Clowncil (Clown Council)
The New York City Council hasn't had a lot of respect. The mayor of New York City sets the budget and has more power under the city charter. The city council has often been compared to a group…