Hash-House Greek
Entry in progress -- B.P. "hash house lingo" Google BooksCassell's Dictionary of Slang By Jonathon GreenLondon: Cassell2006Pg. 684:hash-house Greek n. [20C+](US) the jargon of US…
Hashbrowns (Hash Brown Potatoes; Hashed Brown Potatoes; Hash Browns)
"Hash browns" (also called "hashbrowns," "hashed browns," "hash brown potatoes" and "hashed brown potatoes") are a popular breakfast dish, served…
Hawaii Five-O (Chinese dish)
Hawaii Five-O was an American police procedural drama series that aired from 1968 to 1980. The series was revived in 2010. The Chinese dish of "Hawaii Five-O" (often called “Hawaii…
Hawaii Four-O (Chinese dish)
Hawaii Five-O was an American police procedural drama series that aired from 1968 to 1980. The series was revived in 2010. The Chinese dish of "Hawaii Five-O" (often called "Hawaii…
Hawaiian Pizza (Toast Hawaii)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Hawaiian pizzaHawaiian pizza is a pizza which usually consists of a cheese and tomato base with pieces of ham and pineapple. Some versions include bacon,…
Health Sinner
A "health sinner" is a person who does not conform to the current norms for proper health, such as someone who eats the wrong foods or who doesn't get enough exercise. "Health…
Healthing (health + helping)
Lysol (known for its cleaning products) began an advertising campaign that portrayed their products as "healthing" (health + helping). Lysol trademarked "healthing" on January…
Heated Canine (jocular term for “hot dog”)
Entry in progress -- BP TwitterBlake@Setting_TheBar@bethanieO_o which gas stations heated canines do you prefer?3:43 PM · Apr 17, 2013·Twitter for iPhone Twittercerys 🥦@phansnugglehot dogs or…
Heavenly Coffee (Not Chock Full O’ Nuts?)
Chock Full O' Nuts is the heavenly coffee? Who decided on that? I don't want to disturb the heavens - good heavens, no - but the Chock Full O' Nuts "Heavenly Coffee"…
Heavenly Hash
Entry in progress -- B.P. 17 February 1882, Wheeling (WV)
Hebrew Enemies (pork chops)
Jewish law does not permit eating pork. This fact found its way into restaurant slang, where "Hebrew enemies" became the slang for an order of pork chops. "Couple of Hebrew enemies…
Hechsher
A "hechsher" (also sometimes spelled "hechscher," but seldom "hecksher") is a certification marking on products (usually foods, but also kitchen cleansers, soaps and…
Hen Fruit (eggs)
"Hen fruit" is a jocular way to say "eggs." "Hen fruit" has been cited in print since at least 1844; "henfruit" has been cited since 1864. "'Hen…
Hero Sandwich
Hoagie, Sub, Grinder -- there are many regional sandwich names. New Yorkers have a "hero." The Italian sandwich -- before it was called a "hero" -- was popularized in the 1890s…
Hippie Roll or Hippy Roll (Eppie Roll or Eppy Roll)
The origin or the "hippie roll" (or "hippy roll") in uncertain, but it was served in some Italian restaurants in New York City in the 1960s-1970s. The term "hippie" is…
Hoagie (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, gondola, grinder, hero, Italian,…
HOBO (ham on bagel omelet)
HOBO (ham on bagel omelet, BOBO (bacon), SOBO (sausage) and TOBO or TURBO (turkey) are breakfast sandwiches that are served with cheese and potatoes; a roll or a wrap often replaces the bagel. The…
Hoboken Special (pineapple soda and chocolate ice cream)
A "Hoboken Special" is old restaurant slang for an order of pineapple soda and chocolate ice cream. Columbia University's Harold W. Bentley first recorded the term in…
Hockey Puck (a burger, especially a hamburger cooked “well done”)
A round burger (such as a hamburger or a turkey burger or a veggie burger) can resemble a hockey puck. A burger cooked "well done" is often blackened and tough as a hockey puck to eat.…
Hocto Dog or Hoctodog (octopus hot dog)
A "hocto dog" or "hoctodog" is an octopus hot dog. "Hoctodog" has been cited in print since at least 2007, when it described a hot dog cut into strips to resemble an…