Crabmeat Remick (Crab Meat Remick)
Crabmeat Remick (or "crab meat Remick" or "crab Remick") was created at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, about 1920, by chef Nestor Lattard. Lattard frequently named dishes…
New York City
Crack Hill (Park Hill, Staten Island)
The Park Hill neighborhood of Staten Island was known for its crime in the 1980s and 1990s. The nickname "Crack Hill" has been cited in print since at least 1988. Park Hill has also been…
Crack Is Wack
The artist Keith Haring died of AIDS on February 16, 1990, at age 31. His originally unauthorized 1986 "Crack Is Wack" mural at a playground on the FDR Drive and 128th Street still can be…
Crack Pie
"Crack pie" is a specialty of Momofuku Milk Bar and Bakery, at Second Avenue and 13th Street in Manhattan. The dessert name has been trademarked with a first use date of November 15,…
Crackberry (Pinkberry nickname)
Pinkberry frozen yogurt began in California in 2005, but quickly opened over a dozen shops in New York City. Fans of the frozen yogurt product claim that it's addictive and have called it…
Cracker Barrel (Cracker Barrel Philosopher/Philosophy)
The "cracker barrel" (or "cracker-barrel") is a barrel containing crackers. "York Biscuit and Crackers in barrels and kegs" was printed in The Connecticut Courant…
Cracker Barrel Humor
The "cracker barrel" (or "cracker-barrel") is a barrel containing crackers. "York Biscuit and Crackers in barrels and kegs" was printed in The Connecticut Courant…
Cracker Barrel Humorist
The "cracker barrel" (or "cracker-barrel") is a barrel containing crackers. "York Biscuit and Crackers in barrels and kegs" was printed in The Connecticut Courant…
Cracker Barrel Philosopher
The "cracker barrel" (or "cracker-barrel") is a barrel containing crackers. "York Biscuit and Crackers in barrels and kegs" was printed in The Connecticut Courant…
Cracker Barrel Philosophy
The "cracker barrel" (or "cracker-barrel") is a barrel containing crackers. "York Biscuit and Crackers in barrels and kegs" was printed in The Connecticut Courant…
Cracker Jack (Crackerjack)
Cracker Jack is the famous product with, as the jingle has it, "candy-coated popcorn, peanuts and a prize." Coated popcorn (with sugar and/or molasses) is cited from at least 1888.…
Cradle of Texas Independence (San Augustine nickname)
Both the city of San Augustine and San Augustine County have been called the "Cradle of Texas" (or the "Cradle of Texas Independence") since at least the 1960s. Sam Houston was…
Cradle of Texas Liberty (Alamo/San Antonio nickname)
The Battle of the Alamo (1836) is well-remembered today by anyone who visits the historic Alamo mission in the city of San Antonio. Although the Texans who fought there lost the battle to Mexican…
CRAFT Disease or CRAFT Moment (Can’t Remember A Fucking Thing)
"CRAFT disease" or "CRAFT moment" is an acronym for "Can't Remember A Flaming/Flipping/Freaking/Frigging/Fucking Thing." A related problem is "CRS…
Cragel (croissant + bagel)
"Cragel" (croissant + bagel) is a portmanteau food word that was introduced by Scot Rossillo of The Bagel Store (754 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn) in September 2013. A croissant or…
Crap Metro (Cap Metro nickname)
The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("Cap Metro") has served Austin (the capital of Texas) since 1986. By at least 2000, "Cap Metro" has been derided as 'Crap…
Crap Not News (CNN nickname)
The Cable News Network (CNN), a 24-hour cable news channel, was founded by Ted Turner and first broadcast on June 1, 1980. The unflattering CNN nickname of "Crap Not News" has been cited…
Crap Sandwich
A "crap sandwich" is something unpalatable that, for some reason or other, is being served up. The term became famous on September 28, 2008, when Congressman John Boehner (R-Ohio) called…
CrapChute (BitChute nickname)
BitChute is a video hosting service, similar to YouTube. BitChute is often slow (or down completely), and some have called it "CrapChute" (similar to "crapshoot").…
Crapco (Costco nickname)
Costco, a membership warehouse club, is the third largest retailer in the United States. The company began in Kirkland, Washington, in 1983. The nickname of "Crapco" for Costco has been…