Florida (Sunshine State Dictionary)

Hanukkah Gelt

Jewish children celebrating Hanukkah or Chanukah (the Festival of Lights) traditionally have received "Hanukkah gelt" (money), which the children would spend on candies or on a charitable…

Hanukkah Gelt

Jewish children celebrating Hanukkah or Chanukah (the Festival of Lights) traditionally have received "Hanukkah gelt" (money), which the children would spend on candies or on a charitable…

Happetite (happy + appetite)

"Happetite" (happy + appetite) is a portmanteau word that has been used for online screen names and for business names. A person who loves barbecue and goes to one has a…

Happier Hour

The "happy hour" is usually the time an establishment serves reduced-price drinks; "happy hour" has been cited in print since at least 1951. Taco Bell trademarked "happier…

Happy Family (Chinese dish)

"Happy Family" is a popular Chinese-American dish at many restaurants, but the ingredients can vary. Ch'uen chi fu ("happy family") was cited in the Brooklyn (NY) Daily…

Harbor District

New York always had a harbor, but "Harbor District" is a name that was proposed in 2006 by the city's Economic Development Corporation to create a "unified identity" for…

Hard Case State (Oregon nickname)

Oregon has been called the "Hard Case State" because life for its earliest settlers was very hard. Inhabitants of Oregon were called "Hard Cases" by at least April 1845.…

Hardball

Chris Matthews popularized the political term "hardball" with his book, Hardball: How politics is played, told by one who knows the game (1988), and his MSNBC political show (since 1999),…

Harlem Apple (cocktail)

The "Harlem Apple" cocktail was created by Nils Noren and Marcus Samuelsson (of Harlem's Red Rooster, at 310 Lenox Avenue) for Self Help Africa's New York Change-Maker's…

Harlem Globetrotters

The Harlem Globetrotters are a combination of basketball and vaudeville. The club began in the 1920s as the Savoy Big Five -- in Chicago! The frequent, hapless opponent of the team is the…