Goldman Sachs is a financial firm headquartered in Lower Manhattan. The Goldman Sachs nickname of "Government Sucks" is a composite of two widely used nicknames, "Government…
"Governmentland" (government + land) has been cited in print since at least February 1997 as "Governmentland on the Potomac" (Washington, DC, the capital city on the Potomac…
It is sometimes (not often, thankfully) said that New York City is called "the Big Apple" because of Governor Peter Stuyvesant's apple tree. Actually, it was a pear tree. The tree is…
The Governor's Mansion hit a culinary home run with Laura Bush's Governor's Mansion Cowboy Cookies recipe, popularly published in 2000. Other recipes have been published from the…
"Govidiot" (government + idiot) is a term similar to "Covidiot" (COVID-19 + idiot). "Obama is a filthy ACORN LOVER! #TCOT #GOP #iamthemob #teaparty #obamafail #NO…
"Gowned clown" (a nickname for a judge, who wears a gown) is a term that has been used frequently by Becky Akers on the blog LewRockwell.com. "Is the Gowned Clown Out of His…
Gracie Mansion is the home of the mayor of New York City. If the mayor desires to live there, that is. Sometimes, the mayor is a billionaire and lives elsewhere....The history of Gracie Mansion is…
New York City mayors have long served cookies at Gracie Mansion (the mayor's official residence, where the mayor has an official chef). Mayor Ed Koch had a chef who baked various types of…
The Nazi Party and its leader, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), are well known. "The Soup Nazi" episode of the television sitcom Seinfeld (original airdate on November 2, 1995) made the term…
"Grammstanding" is a political term that's derived from the name of former Texas Senator Phill Gramm (1985-2002). Although there is a citation of "grammstanding" from 1984,…
"Gramurray" or "GraMurray" is a new name (popularized March 2006) for the area between Gramercy Park and Murray Hill.…
Palo Duro Canyon is located in the Panhandle of Texas, near Amarillo. Palo Duro has been called "The Grand Canyon of Texas" since at least 1934, and is sometimes called "little Grand…
Chambers Street (at City Hall) was once the heart of the New York City subway system in the early 1900s. It supposedly (according to articles in 2016 and 2018) was once called the "Grand…
The TWA Flight Center at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport (opened as the "New York International Airport" and called "Idlewild Airport," but renamed…
The TWA Flight Center at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport (opened as the "New York International Airport" and called "Idlewild Airport," but renamed…
"Grand Obstructionist Party" is a nickname for the "Grand Old Party" or "GOP" -- the Republican party -- used by those who believe that the Republicans are…
Both Democrats and Republican used "Grand Old Party." By 1876 and 1880, the nickname "Grand Old Party" shifted into Republican hands. The Democratic Party is older, however.…
The TEA (Taxed Enough Already) party movement of 2009-2010 changed the Republican Party. The "Grand Old Party" acquired the nickname "Grand Old Tea Party," with "GOP"…
"Grand Prairian” is the name of an inhabitant of Grand Prairie, Texas. The name “Grand Prairiean” has been cited in print since at least 1909 and "Grand Prairian" since 1923.…
Trader Joe's first New York City store opened in 2006 on East 14th Street. Parts of the store have cutesy New York City names, such as "Grand Sample Station" and "Breadway"…