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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…

Glue Guy (team player)

A "glue guy" is usually not the biggest star, but a player who does all the little things to help a team win. THe term was used in baseball in the 1940s and 1950s. "(New York Yankees…

Glutard (gluten + retard)

A "glutard" (gluten + retard) is someone who has a sensitivity to foods that contain gluten, often requiring a gluten-free diet. "Glutard" has been cited in print since at least…

Gluteny (gluten + gluttony)

"Gluttony" shouldn't be confused with the portmanteau word "gluteny" or "glutenny" (gluten + gluttony), but there are jokes. "Gluteny is one of the 7 deadly…

Glutteny (gluten + gluttony)

"Gluttony" shouldn't be confused with the portmanteau word "gluteny" or "glutenny" (gluten + gluttony), but there are jokes. "Gluteny is one of the 7 deadly…

Go Cup

A "go cup" (or "to-go cup") is a (usually plastic) cup that one can use to carry a drink out of a restaurant or a bar. New Orleans, Louisiana, has had "go cups" since…

Go West, Young Man

"Go West, young man" is associated with New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley (1811-1872). The Tribune, unlike the New York

Gobbledygook (Maury Maverick WWII term)

World War II produced lots of bad bureaucrat-ese language in official memos. Maury Maverick (a former Texas Congressman and then chairman of the Smaller War Plants Corporation) was so frustrated…