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GOP

"G.O.P." (or "GOP") for "Grand Old Party" (the Republican Party) was printed in the Wichita (KS) Weekly Beacon on November 39, 1881. There is some debate about who…

Gordita

"Gordita" is Spanish for "little fat one." Taco Bell popularized the gordita when it introduced its "Gordita Supreme" in 1997, but the word "gordita" has…

Gorilla (grilled cheese sandwich)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Grilled cheeseA grilled cheese (or toasted sandwich) is a hot sandwich typically prepared by heating one or more slices of cheese between slices of bread, with…

Gorilla Bread

Gorilla bread is a new recipe that's been cited on the internet from only 2000. Paula Deen served gorilla bread to Jimmy Carter on her Food Network show in 2005, and this helped popularize the…

Gospel Brunch

The "gospel brunch" was a regular feature at Lola's, a Cajun/Creole-style restaurant at 30 West 22nd Street in Chelsea from 1985-2004; in 2007, Lola's reopened at 15 Watts…

Gotham

"Gotham" is an old and well-known nickname, and I don't have much to add to this. It's best known today as the city that the comic character Batman protects. There is a Gotham…

Gotham City

"Gotham" has been a nickname for New York City since the 1807 publication of the Salmagundi Papers by Washington Irving and James Kirke Paulding. On December 13, 1940, one comic book used…

Gothamist (inhabitant of Gotham)

A "Gothamist" is an inhabitant of Gotham, a town in Nottinghamshire, England. "Gotham" was applied to New York City by Washington Irving and others in Salmagundi; or The…

Gothamite (inhabitant of Gotham)

A "Gothamite" is an inhabitant of Gotham, a town in Nottinghamshire, England. "Gotham" was applied to New York City by Washington Irving and others in Salmagundi; or The…

Gothamland

"Gothamland" is "Gotham" + "Disneyland." Author Tom Wolfe, in an opinion in the June 12, 2005 New York Times about New York City's future, wrote that New York has…