Tenny Runners (or Tennie Runners)
Tenny (or tennie) runners are tennis shoes. The term is said to be used in Texas, but is also popular in many other states. Dallas SlanguageTenny RunnersA pair of athletic shoes Google Groups:…
1960s: Fun City
Tenther (Tenth Amendment to the Constitution adherent)
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States…
Teppanyaki
"Teppanyaki" (or "teppan-yaki") is a Japanese cuisine where food (such as steak and shrimp) is cooked in an iron plate ("teppan") in front of diners. The Benihana…
Tequila Chicken or Tequila Lime Chicken (Chicken Tequila)
Tequila (usually paired with lime juice) began to be added to chicken recipes by at least the 1970s, but the recipes became much more frequent in the 1990s. A 1977 recipe for "Chicken Tequila…
Tequila Daisy (cocktail)
The "Margarita" (Spanish for "daisy") cocktail is a world-famous tequila-based cocktail, made with Triple Sec (or Cointreau) and lime juice and often served in a salt-rimmed…
Tequila Mockingbird (cocktail)
Ever since Harper Lee's 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird, a drink named "Tequila Mockingbird" was bound to happen somehow. Drinks by that name date from the 1960s; the only thing in…
Tequila Salty Dog (Perro Salado)
A "Salty Dog" is a cocktail of gin (or vodka) and grapefruit juice, served in a glass with a salted rim. A "Tequila Salty Dog" (or "Perro Salado") substitutes tequila…
Tequila Shrimp (Margarita Shrimp Skewers)
Tequila Shrimp (or Mexican Margarita Shrimp Skewers) sounds perfectly Texan. What could be better than tequila added to shrimp from the Gulf? The dish "Tequila Shrimp" dates from 1970s…
Tequila Sour (cocktail)
A "tequila sour" is a cocktail that contains tequila, lemon, sugar, and crushed ice. It's a similar drink to "border buttermilk," although that drink sometimes replaces the…
Tequila Sunrise (cocktail)
It's not clear where or when the Tequila Sunrise cocktail first saw light of day, but it does date to at least 1940 -- earlier than the Margarita. Wikipedia: Tequila Sunrise (cocktail)The…
Tequila Tuesday
"Tequila Tuesday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. Tequila drinks are served on this day, often at a reduced price. "Tequila Tuesday" has been cited in print…
TERF (Tired of Explaining Reality to Fools)
"TERF" is an acronym for "trans-exclusionary radical feminist." A variation of the TERF acronym is "Tired of Explaining Reality to Fools/Fuckwits." "TERF Tired of…
TERF (Tired of Explaining Reality to Fuckwits)
"TERF" is an acronym for "trans-exclusionary radical feminist." A variation of the TERF acronym is "Tired of Explaining Reality to Fools/Fuckwits." "TERF Tired of…
Teriyaki (Teriyaki sauce)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: TeriyakiTeriyaki (kanji: 照り焼き; hiragana: てりやき) is a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet…
Term Limits (yes, it’s an issue again)
14 June 2005, New York Sun, "Trampling on Term Limits" by Henry J. Stern:Twelve years after term limits for city elected officials were adopted by referendum, the City Council is making…
Terminal City (Grand Central Terminal)
Grand Central Terminal (often called Grand Central Station) opened in February 1913. In January 1913, advertisements were published in national magazines for "The Terminal City." The…
Terrace Envy (Terrace Guilt)
Terraces on buildings are expensive luxuries. Do people really have "terrace envy"? (Not yet as famous a psychological term as "penis envy.") Do people who have terraces suffer…
Terriers (St. Francis College teams)
St. Francis College in Brooklyn ("The small college of big dreams") has some competitive sports teams. For reasons that its website does not explain, those teams are nicknamed the…
Terrific Tuesday
The stock market (New York Stock Exchange) on Tuesday in the first half of 2013 had a 20-week-long streak of always entering positive territory at the end of the day. The Wall Street Journal had an…
Terroirist (terroir + -ist)
"Terroir" is a popular wine term that is difficult to translate from the French, but means "soil" or "a sense of place." A French wine, for example, should exhibit…