Flour Tortilla
Corn tortillas ("tortilla de maiz") date back several centuries, but flour tortillas ("tortilla de harina") are cited in the 19th century and are believed to have been first…
New York City
Flower Market/District & FloMa
The Flower Market has decreased considerably from the 1930s, when New Yorkers bought flowers for every holiday (especially Easter). The District is Sixth Avenue from about 26th-28th Streets.…
Flowerpots (baked Alaska)
Helen Corbitt operated the Zodiac Room at Neiman-Marcus, and she created "flowerpots" (baked Alaska, served in an edible "flower pot"). Corbitt was a Texas culinary legend who…
Flu Fence (face mask)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitter Twitter Twitter Seattle (WA) TimesEveryone wore masks during the 1918 flu pandemic. They were useless.April 2, 2020 at 4:32 am Updated April 2, 2020 at 5:42 am By…
Flu Manchu (flu + Fu Manchu)
Dr. Fu Manchu is a fictional villain character in novels by English author Sax Rohmer (1883-1959). "Flu Manchu" (flu + Fu Manchu) has been a popular portmanteau. "A noted physician…
Flubro (flu + brother)
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreakThe 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome…
Fluff Duff
"Fluff duff" is "fancy food" in cowboy language. There is a date dish called "fluff duff" that dates to the early 1900s. 15 January 1908, Grand Rapids (MI) Tribune,…
Flurona (flu + coronavirus)
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by…
Flushingite (inhabitant of Flushing, Queens)
"Flushingite” is the name of an inhabitant of Flushing, in the borough of Queens. The name “Flushingite” has been cited in print since at least 1888. Wikipedia: Flushing, QueensFlushing,…
Fluther (flu + truther)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was disputed by some, who claimed that it was basically the same as the seasonal flu. "Fluther" (flu + truther) is a portmanteau word that was used.…
Fly-up-the-Creek (Florida nickname)
A person from Florida was called a "fly-up-the-creek" in the 19th century. This was originally a name for the green heron that can be found in the state. "Florida, Fly up the…
Flying Waiter (food delivery helicopter)
YO! Sushi (in the United Kingdom) introduced in June 2013 the iTray -- a quadcopter, controlled by an iPad, to deliver food to customers. The iTray was dubbed "The world's first flying…
Flying Wedge (formation of Jack’s restaurant waiters)
New York City restaurateur John "Jack" Dunstan (1853-1927) -- also often spelled "Dunston" -- opened "Jack's" restaurant in 1891 at Sixth Avenue and 43rd Street…
Flytilla (fly + flotilla)
The word "flytilla" (fly + flotilla) -- also spelled "flightilla" -- was popularized on July 3, 2011, following the failure of the "Freedom Flotilla II" to sail past…
Foam the Runway
An airport foams a runway when a crash landing is expected, minimizing the impact of the crash. The financial markets have long used the airplane language of a "soft landing" or a…
Foggy Bottom
Foggy Bottom is an area of Washington, D. C., known for its fog and cited in print by that name since at least 1854. In 1947, the U.S. Department of State moved to a building in Foggy Bottom. The…
FoHi (Forest Hills)
Forest Hills is a residential neighborhood in Queens that has neither a forest (although there are many tree-lined areas) nor hills. Real estate abbreviation reached Forest Hills by at least 2006,…
Foie Gras of the Sea (ankimo or monkfish liver)
Ankimo is a Japanese dish made with monkfish liver, and foie gras is an expensive dish made of the liver of a duck or goose. Ankimo is frequently called the "foie gras of the sea."…
Foie-mageddon (foie gras + Armageddon)
The state of California instituted a first-in-the-nation ban on foie gras on July 1, 2012. Foie gras lovers dubbed it "foie-mageddon" (foie gras + Armageddon) by June 2012 as the last…
Follow One Course Until Successful (“focus” backronym)
"Follow One Course Until Successful" -- a backronym (back acronym) of the word "focus" -- is popular business advice. A business should have focus on a specific goal. American…