Income Reduction Service (Internal Revenue Service or IRS nickname)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collects revenue for the United States federal government. The IRS taxes income, and the IRS nickname of "Income Reduction Service" has been used…
Incorrect Promise (euphemism for “lie”)
President Barack Obama frequently told the American public, "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor." However, when the
Ineptocracy (inept + democracy)
"Ineptocracy" (inept + democracy) has been given a popular definition on many websites and images since at least October 2011: Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc’-Ra-cy) - a system of government…
Infernal Revenue Service (Internal Revenue Service or IRS nickname)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collects revenue for the United States federal government. The Bureau of Internal Revenue was created after passage of the 16th Amendment in 1913, allowing…
Inside Baseball
The term "inside baseball" originated in baseball of the 1890s, meaning strategic and scientific baseball involving smart coaching and teamwork. "Inside baseball" became such a…
Internal Rectal Service (Internal Revenue Service or IRS nickname)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collects revenue for the United States federal government. The IRS was nicknamed "Internal Rectal Service" by Congressman James Traficant (D-Ohio), who…
Internal Revenge Service (Internal Revenue Service or IRS nickname)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collects revenue for the United States federal government. In 2013, the IRS admitted that it delayed and/or denied 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization…
Internal Rotten Scoundrels (Internal Revenue Service or IRS nickname)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collects revenue for the United States federal government. The IRS has been nicknamed "Irritating Rotten Scoundrels" since at least April 2004. The…
International Circus Court (International Criminal Court or ICC nickname)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an international tribunal based in The Hague, Netherlands. Some ICC critics have called it the "International Circus Court," "International…
International Circus of Clowns (International Criminal Court or ICC nickname)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an international tribunal based in The Hague, Netherlands. Some ICC critics have called it the "International Circus Court," "International…
International Clown Court (International Criminal Court or ICC nickname)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an international tribunal based in The Hague, Netherlands. Some ICC critics have called it the "International Circus Court," "International…
International Fake Station (International Space Station or ISS nickname)
The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station in low Earth orbit. Some people believe that the ISS is being faked and is not in space, and have nicknamed it the…
Invisible Government
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Shadow government (conspiracy)The shadow government (cryptocracy, secret government, or invisible government) is a family of conspiracy theories based on the…
Irish Amnesia or Irish Alzheimer’s (to forget everything but the grudge)
"Irish Alzheimer's" is a jocular name for a supposed disease where an individual forgets everything except the grudges. The term was cited in the New York (NY) Post in 2000, when it…
Iron Lady (Margaret Thatcher nickname)
"Iron Lady" ("La dame de fer" in French) is the popular nickname of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Although the Eiffel Tower was opened in 1889, the "Iron Lady"…
Iron Triangle
A political "iron triangle" is when a special-interest lobby, the Congressional committee that the lobby appears before, and the bureaucracy that the committee reports to all affect each…
IRSS (IRS + SS)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collects revenue for the United States government. In May 2013, an IRS scandal indicated that the agency (under a Democratic president) might have been used to…
Isobeard (isolation + beard)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to live in isolation. Many men grew beards, sometimes given the portmanteau word "isobeard" (isolation + beard).…
Isolationship (isolated + relationship)
An "isolationship" (isolated + relationship) usually means someone or something isolated, so that no relationships are possible. The term "isolationship" had been infrequently…
Jabbatoir (vaccination site)
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe…