Empty State Building (Empire State Building’s 1930s nickname)
The Empire State Building opened in 1931, during the Great Depression. It had a problem finding tenants and was soon derided as the "Empty State Building." This nickname is not used…
New York City
EMS (“Every Minute Sucks”)
EMS is the Emergency Medical Services. Nicknames include "Every Minute Sucks" and "Earn Money Sleeping." http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/nypd-blue/EMS Emergency Medical Services,…
Enchanted Media
In President Barack Obama's news conference on April 29, 2009, New York Times reporter Jeff Zeleny asked what "surprised" Obama the most, what "enchanted" Obama the most,…
Enchilada
Enchiladas are a popular part of the Tex-Mex cuisine. Enchiladas in Texas are usually rolled, but New Mexico usually serves stacked enchiladas. Wikipedia: EnchiladaAn enchilada is a traditional…
Enchilada Red (color of San Antonio Public Library, Central branch)
The San Antonio Express-News held a contest to name the color of the new San Antonio Public Library building (Central branch). In 1995, the entry "enchilada red" won. Some people love the…
Enchilada Soup (Chicken Enchilada Soup)
"Enchilada soup" is a recent addition to the Tex-Mex cuisine. The soup is not known in Mexico, where "tortilla soup" is popular. In 1995, the restaurant chain Chili's…
End-of-the-World Trade
The "end-of-the-world trade" is a term used for an investment strategy that assumes the worst, such as war or the collapse of the dollar. People preparing for the…
Endicott, Binghamton, Johnson City: Triple Cities
Several cities have been called "Twin Cities." Columbus (GA), Phenix City (AL) and Girard (AL) were called 'Triple Cities" by at least the 1890s. The western New York cities of…
Endicott: Magic City (nickname)
Endicott, a village in Broome County, New York, grew quickly in the early 1900s around its central business -- the Endicott Johnson show manufacturing company. Many cities in the United States took…
Enemedia (enemy + media)
"Enemedia" (enemy + media) is a term that describes a media that issues propaganda, against the interests of most of the people consuming that media. "Enemedia" has been cited…
Enemies List
"Enemies lists" have probably always been made. An aria in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, The Mikado (1885), contains the lyrics: "I've got a little list — I've…
Energy Capital of the World (Houston nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Houston, TexasHouston (pronounced /ˈhjuːstən/) is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America and the largest city within the state of Texas. As…
Enforcement Theater
"Enforcement theater" is when arrests are made and/or lawsuits are filed, providing to the public the "theater" (or "theatrical performance") that the law is being…
Enfrijolada
"Enfrijoladas" are tortillas dipped in bean sauce, a recipe from Oaxaca, Mexico. Robb Walsh and David Garrido included enfrijoladas in their Nuevo Tex-Mex cookbook (1998). An…
Enganchadoras (female “grabbers” or people smugglers)
"Enganchadoras" are "female grabbers" who are involved in the business of smuggling people across the Mexican border and into the United States. The term…
English Muffin
The English muffin dates back many, many years. However, the English, oddly enough, called it simply a "muffin." Samuel Bath Thomas opened a shop in New York City in 1880 and helped to…
English Terrace Row or Renwick Row (West 10th Street, Manhattan)
"English Terrace Row" (or "Renwick Row") in Manhattan is located on West 10th Street, between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas). The row of houses was…
Enmolada
An "enmolada" is a rolled tortilla dipped in mole and usually with fillings, similar to the enchilada. Although the "enmolada" is from Oaxaca, Mexico, it's become an item…
Eno’s Folly (Fifth Avenue Hotel nickname)
When Amos Richards Eno (1810-1898) planned the Fifth Avenue Hotel in the early 1850s for Madison Square (200 Fifth Avenue, on the southwest corner between 23rd Street and 24th Street), it was so…
Enron Field Curse (stadium name curse)
"The Enron Field Curse" was named by The Business Insider on January 18, 2012. When a company puts its name on a stadium, the theory has it, the company's business fortunes take a…