Guesstimate or Guestimate (guess + estimate)
A "guesstimate" is a "guess/estimate." Business and government economic forecasting involves what many call "guesstimates" or "guesstimation." The word…
Florida (Sunshine State Dictionary)
Guinea Gangplank or Guinea Gang Plank (Verrazano-Narrows Bridge)
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (usually called simply "the Verrazano") opened in 1964 and connects Staten Island with Brooklyn. The bridge has been called the "Guinea Gangplank"…
Gulf Coast Coffee (BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico)
Oil has been called 'Texas tea" since the opening song of television's The Beverly Hillbillies in the 1960s. Betsy Langert's "BP; Texas Tea or Gulf Coast Coffee" was…
Gulp of Mexico (tequila; Margarita cocktail; Corona beer; Tecate beer)
Several Mexican drinks have been said to be the "Gulp of Mexico" (wordplay on the "Gulf of Mexico"): . Tequila -- Tequila has been called the "Gulp of Mexico" since at…
Gumbo City (New Orleans nickname)
Gumbo was designated in 2004 as the official state cuisine of Louisiana. The city of New Orleans has sometimes been called the "Gumbo City," often used as a metaphor similar to…
Gun City (gun + Fun City)
New York City Mayor John Lindsay, when viewing a crippling transit strike and other troubles at the beginning of his administration in 1966, remarked, "I still think it's a fun…
Gundamentalist (gun + fundamentalist); Gundamentalism
A "gundamentalist" (gun + fundamentalist) is someone who believes in the right to bear arms as a matter of personal faith (if not law). The term "gundamentalist" was cited in…
Gunpocalypse (gun + apocalypse)
"Gunpocalypse" (gun + apocalypse) has meant various things, such as an apocalypse with guns and an apocalypse without guns. "Got my gun and 100+ bullets and some targets....…
Gunset Park (Sunset Park)
Sunset Park (Brooklyn) had high crime rates in the 1980s and 1990s; a gang named "Gunset" existed in 1995. The Sunset Park nickname of "Gunset Park" appears to date from this…
Gunshine State (gun + Sunshine State)
"Gunshine State" (gun + Sunshine State) is a Florida nickname that has been featured on many gift items, such as T-shirts, posters and bumper stickers -- and often illustrated with a…
Gunslinger (or Gun Slinger)
The "gunslinger" (or "gun slinger") is the legendary figure of the film western. The "gunslinger" term was not used in the 1800s, however; "gunman" (or…
Gunspoint or Gangspoint (Greenspoint District, Houston nickname)
The Greenspoint District (known as "the downtown of Houston's north side") experienced a crime wave in the late 1980s-early 1990s. The nicknames "Gunspoint" and, to a…
Gunverment or Gunvernment (gun + government)
"Gunverment" or "gunvernment" (gun + government) refers to a totalitarian government that rules by force (as if from the barrel of a gun). "GUNverment" has been cited…
Gurgitator
A "gurgitator" is a competitive eater. Think Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest on July 4th. Those are gurgitators! "Gurgitator" was coined and/or popularized by George…
Gustnado (Gust + Tornado)
A "gustnado" is a portmanteau of the words "gust" and "tornado." Gustnadoes are short-lived, shallow mini-cylcone formations that develop on a gust front along with…
Gut Bomb (Gutbomb; Gut Bomber)
A "gut bomb" (or "gutbomb" or "gut bomber") is any food the "bombs" your "gut." Originally, a "gut bomb" was a greasy hamburger, but not…
Gutter Bunny (bicycle commuter)
A bicycling commuter has been called a "gutter bunny" since at least 1995. The term is a jocularly derisive expression that was first popular with mountain bikers, but is now in common…
Gutter Café (Gutter Dining)
Brooklyn's Smith Street was awarded the borough's first "gutter café" (also called a "pop-up café") in March 2011. Restaurant seating is quite literally in the…
Guy Friday (Man Friday)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Friday (fictional character)Friday is one of the main characters of Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe. Robinson Crusoe names the man, with whom he…
GWB (George Washington Bridge, not G. W. Bush)
"GWB" is the George Washington Bridge. George Washington was our first president. He meant a lot to this city and to this country. George W. Bush is the 43rd president of the United…