Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: LiborThe London Interbank Offered Rate is the average interest rate estimated by leading banks in London that they would be charged if borrowing from other…
Fake or bad science (or pseudo-science) has infrequently been called "lience" (lie + science), which is practiced by a "lientist" (lie +scientist). "As far as global…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many skeptics, who called it a "lierus" (lie + virus). "Corona Virus? More like Corona Lierus" was posted on Twitter by Mitchel…
Livestrong is the Austin, Texas-based cancer awareness charity that was founded in 1997 by cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong. Armstrong -- winner of the Tour de France seven consecutive…
"Lights Out NY" is a program to encourage buildings to turn off lights late at night. The lights interfere with bird migratory patterns, and the program also helps save energy. FOR…
A "Likudnik" is a member of Israel's Likud political party (founded in 1973). "Likudnik" has been cited in English print since at least 1981. American (and especially New…
Conservative radio talk show host Ruch Limbaugh announced, on September 14, 2010, a new "Limbaugh Rule" about primary voting. The older "Buckley Rule" (after William F. Buckley)…
Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh often talked aboutthe "Limbaugh Theorem" in 2013. On Febrayr 13, 2013 ("It Finally Hit Me: Barack Obama Will Never Be Held Responsible…
Fifteen Central Park West is a condominium building at West 61st Street and Central Park West that was designed by Robert A. M. Stern and completed in 2008. It was the subject of a book, House of…
Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) wrote in a column on September 24, 1948: “Many midtown side streets have their own 'personality.' Take 56th between 6th and…
"Limousine liberal" was Democratic candidate for mayor Mario Procaccino's epithet to then-mayor John Lindsay in the 1969 mayoral election. Lindsay was re-elected. "Limousine…
In May 2007, The Sopranos (an Italian-American television drama set in New Jersey) featured a sandwich called "Lincoln Logs" -- split hot dogs filled with cream cheese. It is not known…
The "Lindy Hop" is said to have started at the Savoy Ballroom, on Lenox Avenue in Harlem. The term "Lindy Hop" came into almost immediate use after Charles Lindbergh's…
A professional "line waiter" receives money for waiting in line on behalf of someone else. A "line waiter" (who waits in line) is the same as a "queuer" (who waits in…
"Linguine" (a type of pasta) is sometimes confused with "linguistics" (the scientific study of language), especially with the portmanteau word "linguinistics."…
A telegraph cable under the Atlantic Ocean provided the first transatlantic communications in 1858. "Three links of the Atlantic Cable" was used in restaurant slang for an order of…
LINO (Latino In Name Only) is a spinoff term from the earlier RINO (Republican In Name Only). "RINO" has been cited in print from at least 1992. "LINO" has been cited in print…
entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Lion's Head (food)Lion's Head (simplified Chinese: 狮子头; traditional Chinese: 獅子頭; pinyin: Shīzitóu) or stewed meatball is a dish from…
The "Lipstick" building, at Third Avenue and East 53rd Street, was completed in 1986, but was given that name by 1985. The name is from the building's shape -- like a lipstick…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Lipstick indexThe lipstick index is a term coined by Leonard Lauder, chairman of the board of Estee Lauder, used to describe increased sales of cosmetics during…