Entry in progress -- BP TwitterYS@NYinLA2121Does anyone else forget the abbreviation for Maine or is it just ME?11:11 PM · Apr 20, 2021·Twitter for iPhone Reddit -- OnelinersPosted by u/pathrado…
A resident of Maine was called a "Fox" in the 19th century. "The inhabitants of Maine, are called Foxes," an 1845 national nickname list began. An 1898 dictionary explained,…
Entry in progress -- B.P. OCLC WorldCat recordLumber State Soldiers, "Motto," We live for the union. We die for the union. We will uphold the union. PortlandPublisher: [New York] :…
Entry in progress -- B.P. OCLC WorldCat recordForest and shore, or, Legends of the Pine-tree stateAuthor: Charles P IlsleyPublisher: Boston : J.P. Jewett and Co., 1856Edition/Format: eBook :…
"Mainly Socialist Media" (MSM) is an unflattering nickname that some have applied to the "mainstream media" (MSM). "Mainly Socialist Media" (cited in print since at…
"Mainsewer media" (or "main sewer media") is a term for the "mainstream media" (MSM) that has become a figurative "sewer" instead of a "stream."…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Mass mediaMass media denotes a section of the media specifically designed to reach a very large audience such as the population of a nation state. The term was…
A "maiter" is a male model who is also a waiter. "The Secret Lives of Maiters" by Charlotte Cowles, published in New York magazine on May 24, 2012, helped popularize the term.…
"Maitre d'ess" is an infrequently used term for a female "maitre d'." "As harried maitre d'ess Dorothy puts it" was printed in Variety (New York, NY) on…
Some people believe that Major League Baseball (MLB) is all about gambling, and that the games are rigged. An MLB backronym (back acronym) is "Major League Betting." "#MLB Major…
"Majoritarian" is a political philosophy that supports the rights of the majority to govern. "To borrow the terminology of the French Socialists one may say that now on the National…
"Make Americans Think Harder" (or "Making Americans Think Harder") is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "math" that has been printed on many images.…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Confederate YankeeNovember 16, 2007Getting it Wrong... AgainYou've got to love our intrepid media covering the war in Iraq. Even eye-to-eye with their subjects they…
The National Basketball Association has been called a "make-or-miss league." That means that players will get their shots, and the better players and teams make them more than miss them.…
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Wall Street JournalCOMMENTARYA Better Way Up From PovertyI've learned I was wrong to talk about 'makers and takers.' We have to do more to unwind the…
"Malazy" (malaise + lazy) is a word coined by the National Republican Senatorial Committee for a November 2011 political ad. The word "malazy" combines "malaise" --…
"Malfunction Function" ia a nickname coined in a 1967 contest to rename College Station, home of Texas A&M. The nickname is sparsely used today and is largely historical, usually said…
"Mallsoleum" (mall + mausoleum) is a portmanteau word meaning a mall that is dead or dying, or a mall that destroys surrounding businesses. "Monster of the Mall-soleum Monlight…
"Malnegligence" (malice + negligence) suggests that an act was either intentionally malicious or an act of negligence -- or some combination of the two. Ace of Spades HQ reported on July…
"Make America like Texas" (MALT) is a slogan that has been printed on many images. The slogan is similar to "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) that was popularized by Republican…