TRAP Law or TRAP Bill (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers)
A "TRAP law" or "TRAP bill" (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) is a piece of legislation to limit the activities of abortion clinics. The term "TRAP" has been…
Marfa (city name etymology)
Trashed Tuesday (Trashy Tuesday)
"Trashed Tuesday" (or "Trashy Tuesday") is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. Alcoholic drinks are sold on this day, often at a reduced price. “Trashed Tuesday”…
Trashuries (trash + Treasuries)
A United States Treasury security (the securities are usually called "Treasuries") is a debt financing instrument backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. The…
Trashy Tuesday (Tuesday night gay bar-hopping in Dallas)
"Trashy Tuesday" is the name that some have applied to Tuesday night bar-hopping at gay bars on Fitzhugh Avenue in Dallas. In July 2008, the Crews Inn on Fitzhugh Avenue banned…
Tray Stackers Association (Transportation Security Administration or TSA nickname)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began in 2001 under the U.S. Department of Transportation; in 2003, TSA was moved to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. TSA agents often use…
Trayvonista (Trayvon Martin + -ista)
A "Trayvonista" (Trayvon Marton + -ista, as in words such as "Sandinista" and "fashionista") is a supporter of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager who was shot and…
Treadmill of Mediocrity (Mediocrity Treadmill)
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterJonathan Givony@DraftExpressPritchard: Treadmill of mediocrity- Getting 8th seed in NBA playoffs year after year. #ssac12:41 PM - 4 Mar 11 ESPNMark Cuban hopes…
Treason magazine (Reason magazine nickname)
Reason magazine was founded in 1968 as an American libertarian monthly. People who believe that Reason no longer represents true libertarian ideals have nicknamed it Treason (or tReason) magazine.…
Treasoncrat (treason + bureaucrat/Democrat)
"Treasoncrat" could be a form of the words "treason" and "bureaucrat," but usage usually refers to a "Democrat." Users of "treasoncrat" have…
Treasure Island of America (Galveston nickname)
Galveston boasts the ruins of pirate Jean Lafitte's La Maison Rouge (1417 Avenue A near the Galveston wharf), destroyed in 1821 or 1822. In 1912, an enormous electric sign declared:…
Treaty Oak (of Austin)
Is the "Treaty Oak" of Austin fact or fiction? The Treaty Oak is located in Austin in a city park of Baylor Avenue, between Fifth and Sixth Streets. The tree is believed to be more than…
Tree of Hope
The "Tree of Hope" in Harlem stood before the old Lafayette Theatre at Seventh Avenue and 131st Street. Actors who stood beneath it would gain employment. The tree was cut down in 1934 to…
Tree-hugger
A "tree hugger" (or "tree-hugger") is an extreme environmentalist, so-named because many such activists hugged trees to prevent their removal. The term "tree-hugger"…
Trekathon (trek + marathon)
A "trekathon" (trek + marathon) is an extensive trek, usually up a mountain. "Trek-a-thon" has been cited in print since at least 1998. The website trekathon.com explained in…
Tremonter (inhabitant of Tremont, Bronx)
"Tremonter” is the name of an inhabitant of Tremont (and also East Tremont), in the borough of the Bronx. The name “East Tremonter” has been cited in print since at least 1887.…
Tres Leches (three milks cake)
Tres leches ("three milks") is a cake that most probably originated in Nicaragua. In recent years, the cake has been served in Tex-Mex restaurants. Wikipedia: Tres leches cakeA Tres…
Tri-State Area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut)
New York's "tri-state area" is almost always New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Some times in the past, Connecticut might have been dropped for Pennsylvania or Delaware. An old…
Triangle Numbers (a player’s height, weight and speed)
Football scouts evaluate a prospect's "triangle numbers" -- his height, weight and speed. "Those are the so-called triangle numbers -- height, weight, speed -- that coaches…
TriBeCa (Triangle Below Canal Street)
"Tribeca" means TRIangle BElow CAnal Street. After the 1960s success of "SoHo," many other neighborhood nicknames were suggested. 'Tribeca" has been cited in print…
Tribeca Design District
The Tribeca Design District is a name for the many design-oriented shops and showrooms located in Tribeca (Triangle Below Canal Street in Manhattan). Jean Lin of Colony -- The Designers' Co-op…