NATOstan (NATO + -stan)
"NATOstan” (North Atlantic Treaty Organization/NATO + -stan, such as Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) means a territory controlled by…
1920s: John J. Fitz Gerald and the N.Y. Morning Telegraph
Nature’s Bacon (avocado nickname)
"Avocado is nature's bacon" was written by Leah Reich in The Atlantic on March 22, 2013. Reich meant that the avocado is a heathful food experiencing the same popularity as bacon.…
Nature’s Sports Drink (water/coconut water/milk nickname)
Sports energy drinks (such as Red Bull) became popular in the 1990s; the sports drink Gatorade was developed in 1965. Several drinks have been called "nature's sports drink."…
Naughty List
Entry in progress -- B.P. 25 June 1905, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, "Took a Bite of Explosive," pt. 3, pg. 8, col. 5:All would have gone well had not the wrapper been torn open in the…
Nazi York City (Nazi + New York City)
"Nazi York City" (Nazi + New York City) is a term used by those who feel that the city government and its bureaucracy is overly controlling, comparable to Nazi Germany. "Nazi York…
Nazis In Healthcare (National Institutes of Health or NIH nickname)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is responsible for biomedical and public health research in the United States. Some critics of the NIH have called it “Nazis In Healthcare.” "NIH =…
NBC (New Broadway Cast)
There are several theater initials: OBC = Original Broadway Cast (1994; Urban Dictionary, 2006)OBCR = Original Broadway Cast Recording (1994; Urban Dictionary, 2005)OOBC = Original Off-Broadway…
Neapolitan Ice (Neapolitan Ice Cream)
Neapolitan ice cream usually consists on three blocks of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream, combined together. "Neapolitan Ices" was printed in The Times (London, UK) on April…
Nebraska: Antelope State (nickname)
Nebraska had many antelope in its fields in the 19th century. The Nebraska nickname of "Antelope State" has been cited in print since at least 1866. Nebraska has also been called the…
Nebraska: Bug Eater (nickname)
Citizens of Nebraska in the 1800s were called "Bug Eaters" (or "Bugeaters"), and Nebraska was called the "Bug Eater State." The name is from the bug-eating European…
Nebraska: Cornhusker (nickname)
Citizens of Nebraska were called "Bug Eaters" in the 1800s, and Nebraska was called the 'Bug Eater State" and the "Tree Planters State." Charles Sumner…
Nebraska: Tree Planters State (nickname)
Most of the trees in Nebraska were planted by its citizens, and >he first "Arbor Day" was founded in Nebraska in 1872. "Tree Planters State" was suggested as a Nebraska state…
Necklace Lighting (“necklace lights” on suspension bridges)
The lights on the cables of New York's suspension bridges look like necklaces at night. The "necklace lighting" began on the Triborough Bridge and Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (in 1964);…
Necropolis of the South (New Orleans nickname)
New Orleans, Louisiana, had yellow fever epidemics in 1853, 1854, 1855 1858, and it's sometimes said that the city was nicknamed "Necropolis of the South." However, there is not a…
Nederlander (inhabitant of Nederland)
"Nederlander” is the name of an inhabitant of Nederland, Texas. The name “Nederlander” has been cited in print since at least 1925. Wikipedia: Nederland, TexasNederland is a city in…
Needle Park
"Needle Park" was originally located near the subway stop at Broadway and West 70th Street (Sherman Square), named in the 1960s by the narcotics addicts who used needles there. A February…
Needless Markup (Neiman Marcus nickname)
The Dallas-based Neiman-Marcus store has a nickname. (Historical Dictionary of American Slang)Needless Markup n. a Neiman-Marcus department store. Joc.1995 Chicago man, age 29 (coll. J.…
Negative Ned (Negative Nancy; Negative Nellie/Negative Nelly)
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)negative, adj., adv.2, and int.colloquial (originally U.S.). Preceding a forename beginning with N, forming a generic name for a person who is…
Negimaki or Negimayaki
Japanese food is booming here and this is one of the early New York City classics--or is it? According to John Mariani's Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink (1979): "The word is from…
Negro National Anthem (now called Black National Anthem)
Wikipedia: life Every Voice and Sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson…