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September 11, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

National Institute of Hypocrisy (National Institutes of Health or NIH nickname)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is responsible for biomedical and public health research in the United States. Some critics of the NIH have called it the "National Institute of…

September 11, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

National Institutes of Hope (National Institutes of Health or NIH nickname)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is responsible for biomedical and public health research in the United States. The NIH has been nicknamed the "National Institutes of Hope." This…

July 17, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

National Organization for Liberal Women (National Organization for Women nickname)

The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 to protect and advocate for women's rights. Critics of NOW have claimed that it supports liberal women, but not conservative…

July 17, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

National Organization for Ugly Women (National Organization for Women nickname)

The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 to protect and advocate for women's rights. Critics of NOW have claimed that it supports liberal women, but not conservative…

October 16, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

National Organization for Whores (National Organization for Women nickname)

The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 to protect and advocate for women’s rights. Some NOW critics have claimed that the organization is anti-conservative and shills for…

October 21, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

National Palestinian Radio (NPR or National Public Radio nickname)

NPR (formerly National Public Radio) is funded, in part, with taxpayer dollars. Conservative groups have often cited that NPR has a pro-liberal bias, and Jewish groups have claimed that NPR has a…

October 22, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

National Propaganda Radio (NPR or National Public Radio nickname)

NPR (formerly National Public Radio) is funded, in part, with taxpayer dollars. Conservative groups have often cited that NPR has a pro-liberal bias. Some critics have nicknamed NPR "National…

March 9, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

National Pubic Radio (NPR or National Public Radio nickname)

NPR (formerly National Public Radio) is funded, in part, with taxpayer dollars. Conservative groups have often cited that NPR has a pro-liberal bias. Some critics have nicknamed NPR “National…

September 30, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

National Snoops’ Agency (National Security Agency or NSA nickname)

The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The agency was so secret (especially in its early years) that even its existence…

June 14, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

National Socialist Agency (National Security Agency or NSA nickname)

The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The agency was so secret (especially in its early years) that even its existence…

August 29, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Nationalized Public Radio (NPR or National Public Radio nickname)

NPR (formerly National Public Radio) is funded, in part, with taxpayer dollars. Conservative and libertarian groups often insist that government has no role in funding a radio network. The NPR…

May 10, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

NATOstan (NATO + -stan)

"NATOstan” (North Atlantic Treaty Organization/NATO + -stan, such as Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) means a territory controlled by…

September 5, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Nazis In Healthcare (National Institutes of Health or NIH nickname)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is responsible for biomedical and public health research in the United States. Some critics of the NIH have called it “Nazis In Healthcare.” "NIH =…

April 24, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Negro Independence Day (June 19th)

"Black Independence Day" (formerly called "Negro Independence Day") is June 19th, also called "Juneteenth". Other names for this day are Emancipation Day,"…

June 16, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Neocon Spying Agency (National Security Agency or NSA nickname)

The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The agency was so secret (especially in its early years) that even its existence…

July 8, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Neoconette

A "neoconette" is a female "neocon" (neoconservative). Neocons can be both male and female, so the term "neoconette" is a somewhat jocular usage.…

April 20, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Neoconistan (neoconservative + -stan)

"Noeconistan" (neocon/neoconservative + -stan) is either a place where neoconservatives live or work (such as a think tank or a magazine or a blog), or a country affected by…

November 3, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Neoconner (neocon + conner)

"Neoconner" (neocon + conner) was the headline of a Leslie H. Gelb book review in the New York (NY) Times on April 27, 2008, about Aram Roston's book,The Man Who Pushed America to…

April 28, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Neopolism (neologism + politics)

A "neopolism" (neologism + polictics) is a new political word. "Neopolism is the word we use around here to designate a neologism with a political bent" is from Time magazine in…

December 28, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Neotard (neoconservative + retard)

"Neotard" (neoconservative + retard) is an epithet used by some against neoconservatives or "neocons." "Neotard" has been cited in print since at least May 2002 and…

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