Scaredemic (scare + pandemic)
"Scaredemic" (scare + pandemic) became a popular term during the 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, but it had appeared earlier. "Homespun Craft Show tomorrow, the Scaredemic will…
1920s: John J. Fitz Gerald and the N.Y. Morning Telegraph
Scarf (to eat)
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)scarf, vU.S. slang var. scoff v.2 1. Also absol. and const. up and down.1960 R. G. Reisner Jazz Titans 164 Scarf, eat.1968 C. Armstrong Balloon…
Scariant (scare/scary + variant)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic had variants, called by some as "scariant" (scare/scary + variant). "So many variants of scary. Scariants" was posted on Twitter by Cal…
Schenectady: “The City that Lights and Hauls the World” (slogan)
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Electric City" is a similar Schenectady nickname. Wikipedia: Schenectady, New YorkSchenectady /skᵻˈnɛktədi/ (skə-nek-tə-dee) is a city in Schenectady…
Schenectady: Electric City (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. “The City that Lights and Hauls the World” is a similar Schenectady nickname. Wikipedia: Schenectady, New YorkSchenectady /skᵻˈnɛktədi/ (skə-nek-tə-dee) is a…
Schleppie Award
The Schleppie Award was started in 2007 by NYPIRG's Straphangers' Campaign and Transportation Alternatives. The award goes to New York City's least reliable buses. Since 2002, the…
Schmear (Schmeer; Shmear; Shmeer)
Jewish New Yorkers sometimes order a "bagel with schmear" (or "bagel mit schmear"). The Yiddish word "schmear" (other spellings include "schmeer,"…
Schmearlier or Schmelier (schmear expert)
A "sommelier" is a wine steward. In January 2020, Philadelphia Cream Cheese advertised the "schmelier," an expert on schmearing cream cheese. "Schmearlier" is an…
Schmelier or Schmearlier (schmear expert)
A "sommelier" is a wine steward. In January 2020, Philadelphia Cream Cheese advertised the "schmelier," an expert on schmearing cream cheese. "Schmearlier" is an…
School Bus of the Sky (Spirit Airlines nickname)
Spirit Airlines is an American ultra-low-cost carrier. Spirit has sometimes been called the "School Bus of the Sky" or "School Bus with Wings." Both school buses and Spirit…
School Bus with Wings (Spirit Airlines nickname)
Spirit Airlines is an American ultra-low-cost carrier. Spirit has sometimes been called the "School Bus of the Sky" or "School Bus with Wings." Both school buses and Spirit…
School For Alcoholics (Stephen F. Austin State University nickname)
Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university in Nacogdoches, Texas, that opened in 1923. "SFA" has had a reputation as a party school. The SFA nicknames "School For…
School of Hard Knocks (University of Hard Knocks)
The "school of hard knocks" (also the "college of hard knocks" and the "university of hard knocks") means something that is learned from adversity, rather than formal…
School of No (PS 106, Far Rockaway, Queens nickname)
P.S. 106 in Far Rockaway, Queens,holds classes for students through grade six. The New York (NY) Post dubbed PS 106 the "School of No" because it had no books, no gym classes and no art…
Schoolcation (school + vacation)
"Schoolcation" (school + vacation) was entered in the Urban Dictionary on February 1, 2019, and defined as, "When you're on a break, like summer or a winter break, and the…
Schrödinger’s Money
The paradox of "Schrödinger's cat" is sometimes joked as "Schrödinger's cash" or "Schrödinger's money" -- something that is both there and not there.…
Schumwich (NY Senator Chuck Schumer’s sandwich)
New York Senator Chuck Schumer's favorite sandwich was described in the April 18, 2010 New York (NY) Post. The sandwich is roast beef, banana peppers, pickled jalapeños, extra onions, extra…
Scissors and Sawbuck (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,…
SCOAMF (Stuttering Clusterfuck Of A Miserable Failure)
Several conservative and libertarian blogs (especially Ace of Spades HQ) began, in August 2011, to call President Barack Obama a "Stuttering Clusterfuck Of A Miserable Failure" (SCOAMF or…
Scofflaw
"Scofflaw" is now what people are called who don't pay their parking tickets. However, the word "scofflaw" began as the winning word in a Prohibition-era contest to find a…