Shao-Lin (Staten Island)
"Shaolin" or "Shao-Lin" is "Staten Island" in hip-hop slang. It's no "boogie down Bronx" in my opinion--not that rappers ask for my opinion. A Google…
1960s: Fun City
Shareable
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)shareable, adj.That may be shared.1920 Q. Rev. July 161 It must be shared or at least must be shareable; otherwise it were nothing at all.1935…
Shark Repellent
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Free DictionaryNoun 1. shark repellent - a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts Free Merriam-Webster Dictionaryshark repellent…
Sharkcuterie (shark + charcuterie)
"Charcuterie" has nothing to do with sharks, but the mostly jocular term "sharkcuterie" or "sharkuterie" (charcuterie for sharks, or containing shark meat) is…
Sharks (Long Island University teams)
Long Island University changed the nickname of its sports teams in 2019 from "Blackbirds" to "Sharks." The "Sharks" nickname beat out "Eagles" and…
Sharkuterie (shark + charcuterie)
"Charcuterie" has nothing to do with sharks, but the mostly jocular term "sharkcuterie" or "sharkuterie" (charcuterie for sharks, or containing shark meat) is…
Shartonnay (shart + Chardonnay)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Urban DictionaryBrewing a ShartonnayThe prelude to a shart. The brewing feeling in your stomach before sharting.Before the 100 meter sprint I was definitely brewing a…
Shawam or Shawham (dance move)
A "dip" dance move has also been called "Death drop" (or "Deathdrop"), "Shablam," "Shawam" (or "Shawham") and "5000." At the…
Shawham or Shawam (dance move)
A "dip" dance move has also been called "Death drop" (or "Deathdrop"), "Shablam," "Shawam" (or "Shawham") and "5000." At the…
SHCOOL (failed spelling of “school”)
"SHCOOL" is a failed spelling of "SCHOOL" that has been painted on several roads. These images have been used as a meme to discuss "school" and "failure."…
Shea Town
Shea Stadium (named after a lawyer named Shea, not the Che on T-shirts) is the home of the New York Mets. Since about 2002, "Shea Town" has been used in rap music to mean New York City.…
Shears, Sawbuck & Co. (Sears, Roebuck and Company nickname)
The department store chain Sears, Roebuck and Company, founded in 1893, has had several nicknames. "Rears, Sawbuck & Co." was printed in the Jamestown (ND) Weekly Alert on May 11,…
Shedies Awards (Manhattan’s oldest scaffolding)
Manhattan's sidewalk sheds are numerous, and can stay up for a very long time. In February 2024, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine started the Shedies Awards. The "winner"…
Sheeny Funeral (roast pork)
A "sheeny funeral" was 19th century restaurant slang for a plate of roast pork. "Sheeny" is slang for a Jew -- a person whose religion forbids the eating of pork. "A plate…
Sheep and Wool Capital of the World (San Angelo nickname)
San Angelo has been called the "Wool Capital of the Nation" since the 1930s. Variations of San Angelo's title include "Sheep and Wool Capital of the World," "Woold and…
Sheeple (sheep + people)
"Sheeple" (sheep + people) are people who blindly follow political, business or religious leaders, "like sheep to the slaughter." The term "sheeple" seems to have been…
Sheeptard or Sheepletard (sheep/sheeple + retard)
"Sheep" or "sheeple" (sheep + people) are people who blindly follow political, business or religious leaders, “like sheep to the slaughter.” "Sheeptard" (sheep +…
Shell Game
The"shell game" consists of three shells (or cups) with a pea placed underneath one of the shells; the shells are then moved quickly, and people wager which shell contains the pea.…
Shellebration (shell + celebration)
A "shellebration" (shell + celebration) is a seafood festival. "A clambake (shellebration)" was cited in print in 1959. "Eating our seafood is a shell-ebration" was a…
Sheriff of Wall Street
"Sheriff of Wall Street" was the nickname given to Eliot Spitzer (New York State Attorney General, 1999-2006) in 2002 for his high-profile cases against Wall Street. Rudy Giuliani (U.S.…