Renwick Row or English Terrace Row (West 10th Street, Manhattan)
"English Terrace Row" (or "Renwick Row") in Manhattan is located on West 10th Street, between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas). The row of houses was…
Texas (Lone Star State Dictionary)
Repeater
A "repeater" is someone who votes more than once. The term was used frequently in the election of 1867. With electronic voting, it is hoped that the term is now historical. The…
Repeater (a reporter who repeats rather than reports)
A "repeater" is a "reporter" who fails to report, but simply repeats what is told (by a government administration, for example). Reporters who are "repeaters" have…
Replyallcalypse (Reply All + Apocalypse)
The "Replyallcalypse" (Reply All + Apocalypse) occurred in November 2012 when New York University sophomore Max Wiseltier meant to forward an NYU Bursar's office message to his…
Reporterette (female reporter)
A "reporterette" is a female reporter. The term "reporterette" was possibly coined in the book A Yellow Journalist (1905), by Miriam Michelson (a former newspaper reporter).…
Repubican or Repube (Republican party nickname)
"Repubican” is a slang name for the Republican party, used by speakers who believe that the Republicans are as low as the pubic region of the body. The terms “Repubican” and…
Republic of Brooklyn
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has called his borough the "Republic of Brooklyn" since at least 2007, and with increasing use in 2008. Brooklyn is New York City's most…
Republican Elephant
I generally agree that cartoonist Thomas Nast should get credit for the Republican elephant. His November 1874 Harper's Weekly illustrations are the clearest exaqmples we have. However, the…
Republican Party (1854)
Wikipedia: Republican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by…
Republicant or Republican’t (Republican + can’t)
"Republicant" (or "Republican't") is a slang name for the Republican party, used by speakers who believe that the "Republicans can't" do things. The term…
Republico (Politico nickname)
Politico.com is a website and news service that reports political news. Some critics have claimed that Politico has a conservative/Republican bias. The Politico nickname of "Republico"…
Republicon (Republican + con)
Republicon or RepubliCon or RepubliCON (Republican + con) is an epithet of Republicans used by speakers who believe that this political party "cons" the public. The "con" could…
Republicrat (Republican + Democrat)
A "Republicrat" (Republican + Democrat) is someone who has traits of both political parties. "Republicrat" is used by those who often believe that there is no difference between…
Republicreep (Republican + creep)
"Republicreep” (Republican + creep) is a derogatory term used by those who believe that Republicans are creeps. “Republicreep” has been cited in print since at least 1998. The…
Republicunt (Republican + cunt)
"Republicunt" (Republican + cunt) is a term for a Republican that some feel is too vulgar to print. "Mainly teh religious fanatics and Republicunts" was cited in print in 1996.…
Republinut (Republican + nut)
"Republinut" (Republican + nuts) is a term used by those who believe that Republicans are crazy (or "nuts"). "Republinuts" has been cited in print since at least 1996…
Republitard (Republican + retard)
"Republitard" (Republican + retard) is an epithet used by some on the political left against the political right. "Republitard" has been cited in print since April 2002. Similar…
Republitarian (Republican + libertarian)
"Republitarian" (Republican + libertarian) is cited in print since 1996, but was popularized by radio host Larry Elder since about 2003. Republitarians believe in limited government and…
Republocrat (Republican + Democrat)
A "Republocrat" (Republican + Democrat) is someone who has traits of both political parties. "Republocrat" is used by those who often believe that there is no difference between…
Repuglican or Repug (Republican party nickname)
"Repuglican" (repugnant + Republican) is a derogatory nickname for a member of the Republican party. "Repuglican" is cited in print from August 2000 (the presidential election…