Jack (GAC=grilled American cheese); Jack Benny/Jack Back (grilled American cheese with bacon)
Diner lingo shortens a "grilled American cheese sandwich" to "GAC." The term "GAC" is pronounced and often written as "Jack." A "Jack" with bacon…
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Jack Frost
"Jack Frost" is the personification of frost (or cold weather). The name was cited in the book Round about our Coal-Fire: or, Christmas Entertainments (1740): "This time of Year…
Jack Heights (Jackson Heights)
"Jack Heights" (meaning "Jackson Heights," in Queens) appeared on a billboard ad in 2007. The billboard mentioned that the area is much cheaper than "Billy Burg"…
Jack in the Crack (Jack in the Box nickname)
Jack in the Box fast food restaurants are located primarily in the West and in the South; there are over 900 restaurants in California and over 600 restaurants in Texas. The company began in 1951…
Jack Rose (cocktail)
The Jack Rose is a cocktail containing applejack, grenadine, and lemon or lime juice. Some people have guessed that the name comes from applejack ("Jack") and Rose's lime juice…
Jackalope Dog (hot dog of rabbit, antelope and pork)
The restaurant Frank in Austin offers a "Jackalope" hot dog on its menu, described as "Our custom-made antelope, rabbit & pork sausage, huckleberry compote, sriracha aioli,…
Jackpot Fatigue
"Jackpot fatigue" is what many lottery players experience, causing them to play the lottery less and less. Jackpots must get larger and larger to stir the same amount of interest. A $25…
Jacob’s Rail (Veloway in Austin)
The Veloway is a 3.1-mile paved trail in southwest Austin for bicycle and rollerblade traffic only. According to the 1998 Austin Chronicle (below), a particularly steep hill in the Veloway has been…
Jacobs Beach (West 49th Street and Eighth Avenue)
"Jacobs Beach" (or "Jacobs' Beach") was named after Mike Jacobs (1880-1953), New York City's leading boxing promoter from the mid-1930s until he retired in 1946.…
Jacques Penné or Jean Claude Penné or Jacques Pennay (JCPenney nickname)
JCPenney, a department store, was founded by James Cash Penney in 1902 in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The faux French nickname of "Jacques Penné" (or Jacques Pennay) for "J. C. Penney"…
JAG (Just A Guy)
"JAG" ("Just A Guy") is a term that Bill Parcells used when coaching the Dallas Cowboys from 2003 to 2006. The term refers to a football player who is no different than any…
Jaikishan Heights (Jackson Heights)
Jackson, Heights, Queens, has been called "Little India" since at least 1985 for its many Indian businesses at 74th Street area (between Roosevelt Avenue and 37th Avenue). Jackson Heights…
Jail Bait (Jail-bait; Jailbait)
"Jailbait" (also written as "jail-bait" and "jail bait") is someone or something illegal (risking jail) that tempts (or "baits") someone. "Her name is…
Jalapeño (State Pepper)
Jalapeño peppers are from the Mexico, but they are an important part of Tex-Mex cuisine. Jalapeños are cited by that name in English from at least 1929. The Texas legislature named the jalapeño…
Jalapeno Bottle Caps (Jalapeno Bottlecaps)
"Jalapeno Bottle Caps" (sometimes spelled "Jalapeno Bottlecaps") is a registered trademark (from June 6, 2005) of McCain Foods USA. The jalapeño is a state pepper of Texas.…
Jalapeño Chicken (Chinese restaurant recipe)
"Jalapeño Chicken" is offered at several Chinese restaurants, especially in and around Austin, Texas. The state pepper of Texas is the jalapeño. The recipe (cited from the 1990s)…
Jalapeño Cornbread (Jalapeño Corn Bread)
Jalapeño cornbread is a popular side dish and a good way to use the official Texas state pepper, the
Jalapeño Cream Cheese
"Cream cheese" is a soft, spreadable cheese usually associated with Philadelphia. "Jalapeño cream cheese" brings some heat by adding the Texas state pepper, the jalapeño.…
Jalapeño Jelly
Jalapeño jelly is a good use of the official state pepper of Texas, the jalapeño. Hundreds of websites state: "Jalapeno pepper jelly originated in Lake Jackson and was first marketed in…
Jalapeño Pie
Jalapeño pie is simply a pie made with jalapeños (the official state pepper) and cheese and usually eggs. Recipes are cited since at least the 1960s. Cooks.comJALAPENO PIE 8 eggs2 lb. Monterey…