Ladies’ Mile
The "ladies' mile" is that stretch of Manhattan shopping on Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas), roughly from 14th to 23rd Streets. The exact date that the "Ladies'…
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Ladies’ Night
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Ladies' nightA ladies' night (sometimes ladies night) is a promotional event, often at a bar or nightclub, where female patrons get a reduced price…
Lady Baltimore Cake (Lord Baltimore Cake)
The Lady Baltimore cake was popularized by the Owen Wister (1860-1938) novel Lady Baltimore (1906). Wister's novel took place in fictional Kingsport, a substitute name for Charleston, South…
LaGarbage (LaGuardia Airport nickname)
New York City's LaGuardia Airport was built on landfill. Pilots have called the airport "LaGarbage" for this and for other reasons. "Serious airport problems are by no means…
Lager Beer
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: LagerLager (German: storage) is a type of beer made from malted barley that is brewed and stored at low temperatures. There are many types of lager; pale lager…
Lake George: Queen of American Lakes (nickname)
Lake George, located at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, has been called the "Queen of the American Lakes." The origin of the nickname is unknown, but it was used in the…
Lake Jacksonite (inhabitant of Lake Jackson)
"Lake Jacksonite” is the name of an inhabitant of Lake Jackson, Texas. The name “Lake Jacksonite" has been cited in print since at least 1944. Wikipedia: Lake Jackson, TexasLake…
Lake Tung Ting Shrimp (Chinese dish)
The Chinese dish of Lake Tung Ting shrimp is named after Dongting Lake in northeastern Hunan province. The dish was served at Manhattan's Hunam restaurant (845 Second Avenue, near 45th Street)…
Laksa (spicy rice noodle soup)
"Laksa" is a spicy rice noodle soup that is popular in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Southern Thailand. "Asam laksa, from the Malay island of Penang, is sour and contains…
Lamb (stock market gullible investor)
The stock market's "bulls" and "bears" originally come from England. However, the stock market "lamb" (gullible investor) comes from New York. The term is not…
Lame Duck (Lame Duck Session)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Lame duck (politics)A lame duck is an elected official who is approaching the end of his or her tenure, and especially an official whose successor has already…
Lame Giant (Lane Bryant nickname)
Lane Bryant is a plus-size women's clothing store chain that was founded In 1904 in New York City, at Fifth Avenue between 119th and 120th streets. Lena Himmelstein Bryant Malsin (1877-1951)…
Lamestream Media (Lame Stream Media)
"Lamestream media" or "lame stream media" (LSM) is an unflattering nickname that some have applied to the "mainstream media" (MSM). Newspapers such as the New York…
Lamping (Lampin’)
Entry in progress -- B.P, Urban DictionaryLampin verb: To just chill back and relax while being totally unproductive"Said she's just lampin, chillin on campus" - Kanye West -by Mark…
Land and Sea (Land ‘N Sea)
"Land and Sea" (almost never written in the reverse as "Sea and Land") is a dish of meat and seafood -- usually filet mignon and lobster tails -- that is cited in print from at…
Land Between the Lakes (Steiner Ranch slogan)
"Land Between the Lakes" is a slogan of Steiner Ranch, a development between Lake Austin and Lake Travis, a few miles north of the city of Austin. Steiner Ranch features the University of…
Land of Dixie (New Orleans nickname)
The song "Dixie Land" was written by Daniel Decatur Emmett and performed at Bryant's Minstrels at 472 Broadway, New York City, on April 4, 1859. Emmett had included the name…
Land of Entrapment (New Mexico nickname)
The state of New Mexico has had "Land of Enchantment" advertised on its license plates since 1941. In 1955, the New Mexico Motor Club called the state the 'Land of Entrapment"…
Land of Opportunity
The United States has often been called the "land of opportunity." The term "land of opportunity" first became cited in this context in the early 1850s. Several areas of the…
Land of the High Sky (Midland nickname)
Author John Howard Griffin called Midland, Texas "Land of the High Sky" in his 1959 history of that name, commissioned by the First National Bank of Midland. The name is sometimes used…