Din-din (dinner)
"Din-din" is a child's way of saying "dinner." "Din-din" is cited in print from at least 1861 and appeared first in English (and not American) publications.…
Dine and Dash
"Dine and dash" is what occurs when someone eats at a restaurant and then leaves without paying. It's not known of the term comes from New York City, but it's cited from the…
Dirty Sprite
"Dirty Sprite" became popular in 2011 and consists of Sprite, cough syrup, and a Jolly Rancher. A story in the New York (NY) Times on November 4, 2011, stated that a "Dirty…
Dirty Water Dog
A post on Roadfood.com, 11-19-2003: "A 'dirty water dog'is an affectionate name for a push cart hot dog or a hot dog you would get off a lunch truck. I think it may be a New York/New…
Disco Fries (American version of “Poutine”)
"Disco fries" are first cited in 1996 and are believed to have started at New Jersey diners. Some think that "disco fries" means "diner fries," while others insist…
Disenfrenchfries (disenfranchise + french fries)
"Disenfranchise" -- meaning "to deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote" -- has nothing to do with french fries, but there are jokes. "I had to break…
Dish Drain Jenga
Jenga is a game where players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower of 54 blocks. If the tower collapses, that player "loses" and the other players "win."…
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…