OMAD (One Meal A Day)
Entry in progress -- B.P. OCLC WorldCat recordOne meal a day intermittent fasting : the powerful secret of the OMAD diet for extreme weight lossAuthor: Logan WolfPublisher: [United States?] :…
Omnomymous (nom nom + anonymous)
"Nom nom" is the sound of that the Cookie Monster Muppet character from the children's television show Sesame Street makes when he eats. "Omnomynous" (or…
Omnomynous (nom nom + anonymous)
"Nom nom" is the sound of that the Cookie Monster Muppet character from the children's television show Sesame Street makes when he eats. "Omnomynous" (or…
On the Rocks (served over ice)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: on the rocksAdjectiveon the rocks (not comparable)1.Poured over ice, usually in reference to alcoholic drinks. Whisky on the rocks2.In a bad state,…
One Armed Scissor (vodka and Red Bull)
"One Armed Scissor" is another name for Vodka Red Bull. This was popularized by the song "One Armed Scissor" (2000) by the American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In. "In…
One Chatham Square (beef stew)
"One Chatham Square" was old New York City restaurant slang for "beef stew." The term was first cited in an 1888 newspaper, reporting on the strange orders at a restaurant on…
Onek (“fork” with one prong/tine)
"Fork" does not have the number "four" in it, but some people believe that a "fork" with three prongs/tines should be called a "threek." It then follows that…
Oneonta Slice (cold cheese pizza, invented in Oneonta, NY)
"Cold cheese pizza" used to be pizza that's no longer warm, but it's also the name of a special variation of pizza. Tino's Pizza and Restaurant in Oneonta, New York, served…
Onigiri (Japanese rice ball)
"Onigiri" (also called "nigirimeshi" and "omusubi") are Japanese rice balls. The rice balls have various fillings, such as pickled ume (umeboshi), and are usually…
Onioissant (onigiri + croissant)
Wikipedia: Croissant A croissant(UK: /ˈkrwʌsɒ̃, ˈkrwæsɒ̃/, US: /krəˈsɒnt, krwɑːˈsɒ̃/; French: [kʁwasɑ̃]) is a French pastry made from puff pastry in a crescent shape. Wikipedia:…
Onion Ring Tower (Towering Onion Rings)
An "onion ring tower" is a tall stack of onion rings, usually served separately on its own dish (often with a rod in the middle of the rings). The term "tower of onion rings"…
Orange County (orange soda and vanilla ice cream)
What's The Scoop? ice cream shop in Goshen (Orange County, New York) offers a drink called the "Orange County" (orange soda and vanilla ice cream). The "Orange County"…
Orange Julius & Orange Juice Gulch
Times Square used to be known as "Orange Juice Gulch." It appears that Walter Winchell coined this term in the New York Graphic in 1928. (Unfortunately, the New York Public Library…
Oreo
Did you ever walk by that National Biscuit Company building on the lower west side of Manhattan? Did you know that, since 2002, there's been an "Oreo Way"? As one web site tells it:…
Original New York Seltzer (from California)
"Original New York Seltzer" is from California. (FACTIVA news database)David Krenbrink: Soft Drink Messiah? By M. R. Annett and W. S. Annett 1,969 words 1 February 1986Bc Business Pg. 52…
Othello (chocolate-covered sponge cake)
Brooklyn's Ebinger's Bakery operated from 1898 until 1972; a bakery revived the Ebinger's name briefly in 1982. "Othello" was a signature product, but the recipe was never…
Overdoughse (overdose + dough)
"Overdoughse" (overdose + dough) is a jocular word to describe what might occur from eating too much cookie/pizza dough. "Approaching cookie overdoughse" was posted on Twitter…
Overkrauted (too much sauerkraut)
"Sauerkraut" gave the word "kraut" (for "German"). "Overkrauted" -- like "overcrowded" -- can mean too many Germans or too much sauerkraut.…
Oxygin (oxygen + gin)
"Oxygin" (oxygen + gin) and "hydrogin" (hydrogen + gin) are jocular terms. A now-classic joke was printed in Manners: A Novel by Miss Francis Moore: "Every body learns…
Oyster Pan Roast
"Oyster Pan Roast" is most famously served in New York City at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Terminal. The Oyster Bar has been a New York institution since 1913. "Oyster Pan…