Florida (Sunshine State Dictionary)

Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival

The annual Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival began in 2002. http://www.harlemonestop.com/event.php?id=235 Historic Harlem Parks Film FestivalThrough Thursday, August 3Presented by Partnerships…

Hizzoner (his honor)

"Hizzoner" is simply "his honor," a term used for the mayor of New York City, although the term did not originate in New York. The first "hizzoner" citation in the New…

Hoagie (sandwich)

Entry in progress -- B.P. The long list of the names of sandwiches served on long rolls includes blimpie, bomber, Cuban (medianoche), Dagwood, garibaldi, gondola, grinder, hero, Italian,…

HOBO (ham on bagel omelet)

HOBO (ham on bagel omelet, BOBO (bacon), SOBO (sausage) and TOBO or TURBO (turkey) are breakfast sandwiches that are served with cheese and potatoes; a roll or a wrap often replaces the bagel. The…

Hobowery (hobo + Bowery)

The Bowery (both the name of a street and a neighborhood) in Manhattan was a depressed area for much of the 1900s. Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) called the place…

Hobowery (hobo + Bowery)

The Bowery (both the name of a street and a neighborhood) in Manhattan was a depressed area for much of the 1900s. Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) called the place…

Hoboweryite (hobo + Boweryite)

The Bowery (both the name of a street and a neighborhood) in Manhattan was a depressed area for much of the 1900s. Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) called the place…

Hodger

A "hodger" is a guest who eats most of the host's food and drinks most of the host's drinks. "Hodger" has been listed in The Online Slang Dictionary since 2002 and is…

Hoffman House (cocktail)

The Hoffman House Hotel (located near Madison Square Park at Broadway and Twenty-second Street) had a celebrated bar in the 1880s and 1890s; the structure was destroyed in 1915 (just before…

HoHo (Houston + Holland Tunnel)

What hath SoHo wrought? HoHo? http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05EEDC1F31F933A15752C1A962958260Here's Help for a No-Name Neighborhood Published: November 20, 1994 Two weeks ago…

Hokey Pokey (ice cream)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Hokey pokey (ice cream)Hokey pokey is a flavour of ice cream in New Zealand, consisting of plain vanilla ice cream with small, solid lumps of honeycomb toffee.…