Giardiniera
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: GiardinieraGiardiniera is an Italian or Italian-American relish of pickled vegetables in vinegar or oil. Common vegetables in the Italian version, also called…
Gibson (cocktail)
The Gibson cocktail usually has gin, vermouth, and cocktail onions. There have been many theories about the name "Gibson." The 1904 date (below) rules out other Gibsons and might favor…
Gimlet (cocktail)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Gimlet (cocktail) The gimlet is a cocktail typically made of gin or vodka and lime juice. A 1928 description of the drink was: "gin, a spot of lime, and…
Gintern (gin + intern); Ginternship
"Gintern" (gin + intern) and "ginternship" (gin + internship) became actual things in August 2016 when ILoveGin.com sought a person to "travel, drink gin, get paid."…
Gippy Tummy or Gyppy Tummy (traveler’s diarrhea)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Traveler's diarrheaTraveler's diarrhea (TD) is a stomach and intestinal infection. TD is defined as the passage of unformed stool (one or more by some…
Girl-inside-cake (bachelor party surprise)
Bachelor parties (and other parties where a man is being celebrated, such as a birthday party) sometimes have featured a stripper who pops out of a cake. The origin of this seemingly American…
Girther (someone suspicious about another’s weight)
The term “girther” (girth + -er) is similar to the related terms "birther (a person skeptical about another person’s birth information) and “truther” (a person skeptical of the…
Glatt Kosher
Entry in progress -- B.P. About.com: Kosher FoodWhat is Glatt Kosher?By Giora Shimoni, About.comQuestion: What is Glatt Kosher?Answer: The technical definition of glatt kosher is meat from animals…
Glizzy (hot dog)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Know Your MemeGlizzyAboutGlizzy is a slang term for "hot dog." In June 2020, some online applied the term to images of people eating hot dogs, referring to them…
Glou Glou Wine (glug glug wine); The Big Glou (natural wine fair)
"Glou glou" is French for "glug glug." A "glou glou wine" is a wine that can be consumer easily in large quantities. "Mussollini's favorite wine glou glou…
Glutard (gluten + retard)
A "glutard" (gluten + retard) is someone who has a sensitivity to foods that contain gluten, often requiring a gluten-free diet. "Glutard" has been cited in print since at least…
Gluteny (gluten + gluttony)
"Gluttony" shouldn't be confused with the portmanteau word "gluteny" or "glutenny" (gluten + gluttony), but there are jokes. "Gluteny is one of the 7 deadly…
Glutteny (gluten + gluttony)
"Gluttony" shouldn't be confused with the portmanteau word "gluteny" or "glutenny" (gluten + gluttony), but there are jokes. "Gluteny is one of the 7 deadly…
Go Cup
A "go cup" (or "to-go cup") is a (usually plastic) cup that one can use to carry a drink out of a restaurant or a bar. New Orleans, Louisiana, has had "go cups" since…
God Shot (perfect shot of espresso)
A "God shot" is a perfect shot of espresso, as if made by God. "I have to work *hard* to get a 'god shot' out of it" was cited on alt.coffee on November 28, 1999.…
Golden Apple (Dept. of Health award)
The Golden Apple Quality Improvement Initiative was started in 2005 by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Outstanding food service establishments receive a "golden apple" award…
Golden Brown and Delicious (GBD)
"Golden brown and delicious" is a popular description of certain foods as served. "Golden brown and delicious" was said of bacon in 1909. The initials "GBD" have been…
Gondola Sandwich
Entry in progress -- B.P. The long list of the names of sandwiches served on long rolls includes blimpie, bomber, Cuban (medianoche), Dagwood, garibaldi, grinder, hero, hoagie, Italian, jawbreaker,…
Goober Burger or Goober Hamburger (hamburger with peanut butter)
Entry in progress -- B.P. 1 September 1963, Trenton (NJ) Sunday Times-Advertiser, "Forward In Homemaking" by Mrs. Margaret M. Lawson, Mercer County Home Agent, pt. 3, pg. 4, col. 2:GOOBER…
Gooey Butter Cake
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Gooey butter cakeGooey butter cake is a type of cake traditionally made in the American Midwest city of St. Louis. Gooey butter cake is a flat and dense cake…