Generation Screwed
The term "Generation Screwed" describes a generation of millennials who will have to pay the debts left from the baby boomers and an aging population. "I hereby declare the next…
New York City
Generation Snowflake
"Generation Snowflake" refers to young people -- especially college students -- who can't handle the real world. They are like a "snowflake" -- unique and fragile. Members…
Generation XL
"Generation X" is a term that was popularized in 1991 to describe people born between the early 1960s and the early 1980s. "Generation XL" ("XL" meaning "extra…
Genitalian (someone who votes based on a candidate’s sex)
Conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin discussed the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton on the Mark Levin Show of April 13, 2015. Levin said that Clinton was seeking the…
Genius Row (Washington Square South)
Entry in progress -- B.P. The New York Preservation Archive ProjectHouse of GeniusAlso known as Red Row and Genius RowGreenwich Village’s House of Genius was the iconic home of many writers and…
Genius School (Baby Genius School)
In 2011, New York City encouraged top universities to open a world-class applied sciences graduate school (dubbed a "genius school") on city land. The unofficial nickname of "genius…
Gentleman’s C
The grade of "C" is often seen as a middling grade, earned by someone who gets by but does not excel. The term "gentleman's mark" for the grade "C" has been cited…
Gentleman’s Sweep (4-1 series win)
A seven-game series "sweep" is when a sports team wins four straight games, losing none. A five-game series "sweep" is when a team wins three straight games, losing none.…
Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden (“golf” backronym)
The etymology of the word "golf" is uncertain, but it's unlikely that "golf" is an acronym. It is sometimes claimed that "golf" is an acronym of a sign that was…
Gentlemen’s Sweep (4-1 series win)
A seven-game series "sweep" is when a sports team wins four straight games, losing none. A five-game series "sweep" is when a team wins three straight games, losing none.…
George Eddy (customer who doesn’t leave a tip)
Entry in progress -- B.P. JSTORFebruary 1936, American Speech, "Linguistic Concoctions of the Soda Jerker" by Harold W. Bentley, pp. 37-45:GEORGE EDDY. Man who gives no tips. Google…
George Spelvin (pseudonym)
Wikipedia: George SpelvinGeorge Spelvin, Georgette Spelvin, and Georgina Spelvin are traditional pseudonyms used in programs in American theater. "Georgina Spelvin" has fallen out of…
Georgetowner (inhabitant of Georgetown)
"Georgetowner” is the name of an inhabitant of Georgetown, Texas. The Texas city of Georgetown is sometimes confused with Georgetown (Washington, DC), where "Georgetowner" has long…
Georgette Spelvin (pseudonym)
Wikipedia: George SpelvinGeorge Spelvin, Georgette Spelvin, and Georgina Spelvin are traditional pseudonyms used in programs in American theater. "Georgina Spelvin" has fallen out of…
Georgia Ice Cream (grits)
Grits are served in many states in the American South (such as Georgia). During World War II, soldiers called grits "Georgia ice cream." The jocular nickname is still used from Georgia to…
Georgia: Buzzard (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksApril 1845, Cincinnati Miscellany (Cincinnati, OH), pg. 240, col. 1:Georgia, Buzzards. Chronicling America23 August 1845, Ripley (MS) Advertiser, pg. 1, cols.…
Georgia: Empire State of the South (nickname)
New York has been called the "Empire State" since at least 1830. Georgia has been called the "Empire State of the South" since at least 1840. "If not now, she soon must be…
Georgina Spelvin (pseudonym)
Wikipedia: George SpelvinGeorge Spelvin, Georgette Spelvin, and Georgina Spelvin are traditional pseudonyms used in programs in American theater. "Georgina Spelvin" has fallen out of…
German Belt
German immigration to Texas from the 1830s to the 1890s created a "German belt" in central Texas of German-speaking communities. It is not known who coined the term "German…
German Broadway or German Boulevard (East 86th Street in Yorkville)
"Little Germany" (Kleindeutschland) was originally located on Manhattan's lower east side. The German community there was devasted by the 1904 Slocum ship tragedy; gradually,…