Disrespectchup (disrespect + ketchup)
"Disrespectchup" (disrespect + ketchup) was coined on Reddit on April 24, 2001, by a husband whose wife added ketchup to his "lovingly grilled lime pork tenderloin." The word…
Divorce Cake
Entry in progress -- B.P. New York (NY) TimesFebruary 13, 2005O.K., It's Over. So Now Let's Party.By RACHEL DODES (...)Sylvia Weinstock, master of the wedding cake - she made the 10-foot…
Documented Instance of Public Eating (DIPE)
"Documented Instance of Public Eating" (DIPE) appeared in the February 2011 New York (NY) Times, with the new term credited to film publicist Jeremy Walker. Walker had noticed that the…
Doggie Bag
According to legend, the "doggie bag" tradition started with the steakhouses on Manhattan's east side. Who could finish all that good food? Why let it go to waste? Why not take home…
Doguero (hot dog vendor)
Entry in progress -- B.P. A Way with WordsDogueroPosted by grantbarrett on October 8, 2011New York seems to have a doguero on every street corner. Grant shares this Spanglish term for “a hot dog…
Dollar Menu (Value Menu)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Value menuA value menu is a group of items on a fast food restaurant menu that are designed to be the least expensive items available. In the US, the items are…
Don’tnut (from “donut”)
"Donuts" are not "do nuts," but some people think there should be "donotnuts" or "don'tnuts" (for "do not nuts" or "don't…
Donburi (Japanese rice bowl)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: DonburiDonburi (丼, literally "bowl", also abbreviated to "don" as a suffix, less commonly spelled "domburi") is a Japanese…
Donkey Sauce
Guy Fieri, a restaurateur and Food Network personality, opened Guy's American Kitchen & Bar (220 West 44th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues) in New York City in the fall of 2012.…
Donnoli or Danolli (donut + cannoli)
A "donnoli" or ""danolli" is a hybrid of a donut and a cannoli. Psycho Donuts (Bay area, CA) introduced the "danolli" in August 2013. Zagat explained: "A…
Donotnut (from “donut”)
"Donuts" are not "do nuts," but some people think there should be "donotnuts" or "don'tnuts" (for "do not nuts" or "don't…
Donuts and Cops
Entry in progress -- B.P. > Can anyone cite a historic reference to when the police started to be => associated with donuts? Is this an invention of the 1960's?That may be, but my sense…
Double Dip
"Double dip" (or "double-dip") was popularized by a 1993 episode of the television comedy Seinfeld. A person dipped a chip into the chip dip, took a bite of the chip, and then…
Double Wonder or Double Wonders (Chinese dish of chicken and shrimp)
"Double Wonder" (or "Double Wonders") is a Chinese-American restaurant dish featuring two main ingredients -- usually chicken and shrimp. "Double Wonders came as an…
Dough Nut or Doughnut or Donut; Cruller
New York author Washington Irving has long been cited with the first appearances of the words "dough nut" (now spelled "doughnut" and "donut") and "cruller."…
Doughnut Hole (Donut Hole)
Captain Hanson Crockett Gregory of Maine (1831-1921) is usually given credit for inventing the doughnut hole while at sea in 1847. Gregory explained his invention in an interview given in 1916 (see…
Dragon and Phoenix (Chinese dish of lobster/shrimp and chicken)
"Dragon and Phoenix" is a popular Chinese dish of lobster (representing the dragon) and chicken (representing the phoenix). Shrimp is frequently included instead of lobster. The dish was…
Drinksicle (drink + popsicle)
A "drinksicle" (drink + popsicle) is any drink -- alcoholic or non-alcoholic -- frozen into a popsicle. "Drink-sicle" was cited in print in 1959, when it referred to a popsicle…
Drinktator (drink + dictator)
Bars were closed and struggled to survive during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo re-opened New York in stages, ruling that restaurants could open for outdoor dining --…
Drunch (drink/drunk + brunch/lunch)
Entry in progress -- B,P. Urban Dictionarydrunchn. 1) a late morning or early afternoon meal (usually on Saturday or Sunday) at which hipsters and poseurs alike gather at a local hotspot in which…