1960s: Fun City

Quarantine Coffee

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to quarantine. Many bars closed, and some products were difficult to buy. This was posted on Reddit -- Funny on April 1, 2020: "It’s…

Quarantini (quarantine + martini)

"Quarantini" (quarantine + martini) is a cocktail name that was mentioned on the American medical comedy-drama television series Scrubs, on the episode "My Quarantine" that…

Quarterly Capitalism

"Quarterly capitalism" means the same thing as "short-termism" -- overreliance on quarterly reports and quarterly profits rather than long term planning. "Capitalism, for…

Queen (Drag Queen)

Harlem's female impersonators were called "queens" in the 1930s. "In New York" with Paul Harrison was syndicated in many newspapers. Harrison's column describing…