Glass Cliff
Women often break the "glass ceiling" to get a job. However, when women get an executive job, they often face a "glass cliff." As explained in "Introducing... the glass…
New York City
Glass Zoo (United Nations Building)
"Glass Zoo" is a nickname for the United Nations' glass headquarters in New York City, used by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr., in a 2005 story about John Bolton, the United States…
Glatt Kosher
Entry in progress -- B.P. About.com: Kosher FoodWhat is Glatt Kosher?By Giora Shimoni, About.comQuestion: What is Glatt Kosher?Answer: The technical definition of glatt kosher is meat from animals…
Gliberal (glib + liberal)
The term "gliberal" (glib + liberal) has had a long -- though infrequent -- usage. Newspaper columnist Walter Winchell used "gliberal" in 1947; Averell Harriman used…
Glibertarian (glib + libertarian)
A "glibertarian" (glib + libertarian) is someone who professes libertarian views of limited government, but who actually supports government programs in practice. A…
Glitch
A "glitch" is problem (such as a computer "bug"), usually involving technology. The Oxford English Dictionary states "etymology unknown." Merriam-Webster and the…
Glittering Grotto in the Sky (530 East 72nd Street)
The 3,200-square foot, 4-bedroom penthouse at 530 East 72nd Street was owned by Frank Sinatra from 1961 to 1972, where he held many famous parties. Artist Andy Warhol dubbed it a "glittering…
Glizzy (hot dog)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Know Your MemeGlizzyAboutGlizzy is a slang term for "hot dog." In June 2020, some online applied the term to images of people eating hot dogs, referring to them…
Glizzy Gladiator
Entry in progress -- B.P. Know Your MemeGlizzyAboutGlizzy is a slang term for "hot dog." In June 2020, some online applied the term to images of people eating hot dogs, referring to them…
Global Billionaires Club (One57)
One57 is a 75-story (1,004 feet) Manhattan residential building at 167 West 57th Street. Apartments were pre-purchased for large sums of money; many of the purchasers were billionaires. While still…
Globalism
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: GlobalismGlobalism can have at least two different and opposing meanings. One meaning is the attitude or policy of placing the interests of the entire world…
Globalist
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: GlobalismGlobalism can have at least two different and opposing meanings. One meaning is the attitude or policy of placing the interests of the entire world…
Globaloney (global + baloney)
Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) gave a forty minute speech before Congress on February 9, 1943. She criticized Vice President Henry Wallace's global post-war plans. "Much of…
Globe Square and Telegram Square (formerly in lower Manhattan)
"Globe Square" was named in 1911 after The Globe newspaper (also called The New York Evening Globe and The Globe and Commercial Advertiser, located at Dey Street, from Greenwich Street to…
Globocrat (global + bureaucrat)
A "globocrat" (global + bureaucrat) can be a "global bureaucrat" (such as someone who works at the United Nations) or a "globalist" (someone who works for an…
Globull (global + bull); Globull Warming
"Globull" (global + bull) is usually used in the term "globull warming," a parody term of "global warming." The term "globull warming" implies that…
Gloomy Gus
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: gloomy GusNoungloomy Gus (plural gloomy Guses)1. (informal) A person with a sullen, unhappy appearance or demeanor; a person with a pessimistic outlook.…
Glory Hole
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Glory holeGlory hole may refer to: . Glory hole, surface depression produced by block caving in underground mining. Glory hole (petroleum production), a type of…
Glory Road
"Glory Road" is the title of a 1996 film, based on the book of the same name by former Texas Western (now the University of Texas at El Paso, or UTEP) basketball coach Don Haskins. The…
Glory Road (Eighth Avenue, between 42nd and 44th Streets)
Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) wrote in a column in March 1949: "Sights You Never See on the New York Map: 'Glory Road' (8th Avenue between 42nd and 44th)…