Certificate Of Vaccination ID (COVID backronym)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was called COVID-19 (for COrona VIrus Disease). Some people thought it stood for "Certificate Of Vaccine/Vaccination ID." "COVID = Certificate of…
Certificate Of Vaccine ID (COVID backronym)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was called COVID-19 (for COrona VIrus Disease). Some people thought it stood for "Certificate Of Vaccine/Vaccination ID." "COVID = Certificate of…
Certified Idiots of America (Central Intelligence Agency or CIA nickname)
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the successor to World War II's Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The CIA nickname of "Certified Idiots of America" has been cited in print…
Chair Force (Air Force nickname)
The United States Air Force has a reputation as being easier than the Army, the Navy, or the Marines -- or so people in these divisions often say. Persons serving in the Air Force (allegedly) have…
Change Decisions Constantly (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC played an important role in the Covid-19…
Changes Decisions Constantly (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC played an important role in the Covid-19…
Charm Offensive
The political term "charm offensive" probably borrows from the earlier political term "peace offensive," meaning an active movement (or "offensive") aimed at achieving…
Check Pants Republican (Check Pants Conservative)
A "Check Pants Republican" (or "Check Pants Conservative") is a Republican/Conservative who wears check pants. The term is similar in meaning to "Country Club…
Chickenhawk (Chicken Hawk)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Chickenhawk (politics)Chickenhawk (also chicken hawk and chicken-hawk) is a political epithet used in the United States to criticize a politician, bureaucrat,…
Child Import Agency (Central Intelligence Agency or CIA nickname)
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the successor to World War II’s Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The CIA has also been nicknamed “The Agency,” "Pickle Factory" (since at…
Chin Sail (face mask)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitter Twitter Twitter Seattle (WA) TimesEveryone wore masks during the 1918 flu pandemic. They were useless.April 2, 2020 at 4:32 am Updated April 2, 2020 at 5:42 am By…
China Originated Virus In December 2019 (COVID-19 acronym/backronym)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was named "COVID-19," standing for "corona virus 2019." "China" is not part of the "COVID-19" portmanteau, but some have…
Christians In Action (Central Intelligence Agency or CIA nickname)
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the successor to World War II's Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The CIA nickname of "Christians In Action" was probably coined or at…
Christmas Tree Bill
A Christmas tree is often decorated with many ornaments; the base of the tree is often surrounded with Christmas gifts. A "Christmas tree bill" is a legislative bill that attracts many…
Christocrat (Christian + -ocrat)
The term "Christocrat" (Christian + -ocrat) has been used in Texas since at least 1994 and was popularized by the September 2006 profile of David Barton in Texas Monthly titled "King…
Church of the Painful Truth
Libertarian radio talk show host Neal Boortz has called himself a "high priest of the Church of the Painful Truth" since at least July 2000. There is no official "Church of the…
CIA News Network (CNN nickname)
The Cable News Network (CNN), a 24-hour cable news channel, was founded by Ted Turner and first broadcast on June 1, 1980. Some critics believe that CNN is propaganda for the United States…
CICINO (Commander-In-Chief In Name Only)
CICINO (Commander-In-Chief In Name Only) is when the President of the United States is criticized as a weak leader of the military, being led by the United Nations, the Senate, the House of…
CINO (Catholic/Christian/Conservative In Name Only)
"CINO" is a spin-off from the term RINO (Republican In Name Only) that dates to 1992. "CINO" has meant "Christian In Name Only" since 2000 and "Catholic In Name…
Circle of Liberty
The term "circle of liberty" means those people who are encompassed by liberty; those outside of the circle do not have liberty. "The wider we make the common circle of liberty, the…