Street Food
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Street foodStreet food is food obtainable from a streetside vendor, often from a makeshift or portable stall. While some street foods are regional, many are…
Stresspresso (stress + espresso)
"Good morning, I'll take a large iced fuckoffee with a shot of stresspress" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "Fuckoffee" (fuck off + coffee) is a…
Striped Bass a la Manhattan
"Striped Bass a la Manhattan" was served at Delmonico's in the 1800s and appeared in several cookbooks. Charles Ranhofer's The Epicurean (1894) detailed many of Delmonico's…
Stroad Taco (stroad + street taco)
Mexican street food (such as "street tacos") is usually cheap and authentic. An American joke is the "stroad taco." "stroad tacos" was posted on X/Twitter by micycle…
Stromboli
Entry in progress -- B.P. Italian foods similar and often confused with the stromboli include the calzone, hippie roll/eppie roll and panzarotti/panzerotti. Wikipedia: Stromboli (food)Stromboli is…
Struggle Sandwich
A "struggle sandwich" is a sandwich on a low budget. It might be two slices of bread with a condiment in the middle, or with ice cubes in the middle. The term appears to have originated…
Stumpkin (stout + pumpkin)
Heartland Brewery serves a "Stumpkin," or "stout" plus "pumpkin" ale. The only trademark for "stumpkin" appears to be for the name of a doll.…
Submarine Sandwich (Sub Sandwich)
The "hero sandwich" is a regional sandwich name popular in New York City since the 1930s; "submarine sandwich" has been popular since the late 1930s and "sub"…
Subourbon (sub-bourbon)
"Subourbon" (suburb + bourbon) is a portmanteau word that is mostly jocular. "What do they drink in The Southern Suburbs? Subourbon!" was posted on Twitter by Bosse Löthén on…
Subourbon (suburb + bourbon)
"Subourbon" (suburb + bourbon) is a portmanteau word that is mostly jocular. "What do they drink in The Southern Suburbs? Subourbon!" was posted on Twitter by Bosse Löthén on…
Sudden Fried Chicken (sudden + Southern fried chicken)
A fried chicken riddle is: Q: What do you get when lightning strikes the chicken coop?A: Sudden fried chicken. "Sudden friend chicken" can sound like "Southern fried chicken."…
Sugar Honey Iced Tea (“shit” backronym)
"Sugar honey ice(d) tea" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "shit." The "sugar honey ice tea" euphemism appears to have been cited in print since at least the…
Sugar Rush (Sugar High)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksYour Child's Teeth: a parent's guide to making and keeping them perfectBy Stephen J. MossBoston, MA: Houghton Mifflin1977Pg. 102:A super-sweet…
Sukiyaki
Japanese "sukiyaki" (also spelled "suki-yaki" in the early 1900s) is cited in English from at least 1911. Sukiyaki quickly became Japan's most famous international dish and…
Summer Time (bread and milk)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Brooklyn Newsstand3 July 1887, Brooklyn (NY) Daily Egale, pg. 13, col. 1:"Summer time," is bread and milk. Entry in progress -- B.P. Hudson River Valley Heritage…
Sundae Driver (vodka + orange juice + ice cream)
A "Sunday driver" is someone who drives slowly (and often poorly), There are several puns about a "sundae driver." An early pun involves a driver who eats ice cream. "A…
Sunny Side Up
"Sunny side up" means an order of eggs fried on one side only. The term "sunny side up" has been used in restaurant slang since at least 1887. According to an 1899 newspaper…
Sunshine Vitamin (Vitamin D nickname)
Vitamin D can be acquired through exposure to sunlight. The vitamin D nickname of the "sunshine vitamin" has been cited in print since at least 1927, when the nickname was used in…
Supermarket (Super Market)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: SupermarketA supermarket is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments. It is larger in size and…
Surf and Turf (Surf ‘n’ Turf)
"Surf and Turf” (or “Surf 'n' Turf") is a restaurant dish featuring both meat and seafood, often filet mignon and lobster tails. California's Del Mar racetrack…