Totalitolerance (totalitarian + tolerance)
"Totalitolerance" (totalitarian + tolerance) was cited in print in 2003 and 2004 and appears to have been first used in the United Kingdom. "Heard a great new word this morning:…
Nicknames of Other Places
Totally Stupid Assholes (Tranportation Security Administration or TSA nickname)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began in 2001 under the U.S. Department of Transportation; in 2003, TSA was moved to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The TSA has been…
Totchos (tater tots + nachos)
"Tochos" (from the words "tater tots" and "nachos") were popularized by the Oaks Bottom Public House (Portland, OR) in 2006. The tortilla chips in nachos are replaced…
Totopo
A totopo is a flat, round corn product similar to a tortilla. In the United States, however, it's a brand name for a triangular tortilla corn chip. The Mexican totopos and the American totopos…
TOTUS (Teleprompter Of The United States)
U.S. President Barack Obama was inaugurated on January 20, 2009 and became known for reading his speeches off of a teleprompter. The nickname "TOTUS" (Teleprompter Of The United States)…
Touch Football
Entry in progress. Wikipedia is wrong that this originated in the Navy in the 1940s. Touch football was popular for a long time on NYC streets -- B.P. Wikipedia: Touch football (American)Touch…
Tough Shit, America (Transportation Security Administration or TSA nickname)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began in 2001 under the U.S. Department of Transportation; in 2003, TSA was moved to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. New airport scanners…
Toughest Town in Texas (Luling slogan)
Many towns in Texas claimed to be the roughest and the toughest in all Texas. For many reasons, the slogan "Toughest Town in Texas" stuck the most to Luling. The slogan is historical and…
Tour de Brooklyn
Transportation Alternatives' "Tour de Brooklyn" is a new annual bicycling event. It's not the Tour de France, but it's not meant to be that.…
Tout TV
The financial television network CNBC has often been criticized for cheerleading its viewers into buying stocks, The business channel has been nicknamed "Tout TV" since at least 2000. A…
Town Without a Frown (Happy slogan)
Yes, there is a town called Happy, Texas. It's slogan is "The Town Without a Frown." Of course! Handbook of Texas OnlineHAPPY, TEXAS. Happy, on U.S. Highway 87 in northern Swisher…
Townie (tart + brownie)
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Evening Standard (London)Forget cronuts, try a townie instead! The croissant donut is so last month. Victoria Stewart challenges a London baker to whip up a batch of…
Toxic City (Texas City nickname)
Texas City and its surrounding region in Galveston County is home to many petrochemical plants. By at least 1990, Texas City acquired the unattractive nickname of "Toxic City." The…
Toxic Hell (Taco Bell nickname)
Taco Bell fast food restaurants have been nicknamed the derogatory term "Toxic Hell" since at least 1990. Other Taco Bell nicknames include "Taco Hell" (cited in print since at…
Toxic Smell (Taco Bell nickname)
Taco Bell fast food restaurants have been nicknamed the derogatory term "Toxic Smell" since at least 1994. Other Taco Bell nicknames include "Toxic Hell" (cited in print since…
Toxicana (Texarkana nickname)
The city of Texarkana in Bowie County has three sites on the Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List for cleanup. An article by James Presley in the March 10, 1989 Texas…
Toy District (Toy Center)
Manhattan's Toy District is between 21st and 27th streets, from the Avenue of the Americas to Madison Avenue. It is centered around the Toy Center at 200 Fifth Avenue (23rd Street). New York…
TPTB or PTB (The Powers That Be)
"The powers that be, are ordeined of God" is from Romans XIII.1 of the King James Bible (1611). The term "the powers that be" has been used to describe other higher powers, such…
TPTSB or PTSB (The Powers That Shouldn’t Be)
"The powers that be, are ordeined of God” is from Romans XIII.1 of the King James Bible (1611). The term “the powers that be” has been used to describe other higher powers, such as those…
Track Pizza
"Track pizza" is another name for a subway suicide, where someone throws himself or herself in front of a moving train. A bloody red mess results ("pizza"). Not sold by the…