New World Odor (New World Order + odor)
"New World Odor" is a pun on "New World Order" that has been printed on many images. U.S. President George H. W. Bush used the term "new world order" in a speech…
Newocracy (Newocrat)
Baruch College global business professor Edward Goldberg wrote the The Globalist of March 2010 about "the 'Newocracy,' the United States' new aristocracy who are the true…
Night Mayor
A "night mayor" is a person who oversees nightlife concerns within a city. Unlike the position of mayor, a "night mayor" is usually appointed (by the mayor) and not elected. The…
NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard)
"NIMBY" (Not In My Back Yard) has been cited in print since at least 1978, and went viral in 1980. The "NIMBY" term has been said to have been coined by Walton Rodger of Nuclear…
No Action Talk Only (North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO nickname)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 by member states in North America and Europe for collective defense (against what at that time was the Soviet Union). The…
No Actual Science Allowed (NASA nickname)
Entry in progress -- BP Other NASA nicknames include "National Academy of Space Actors," "Never A Straight Answer" and "Not A Space Agency." Wikipedia: NASAThe…
No Democratic or Republican way to clean the streets
Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947) is famous for saying that "there is no Democratic or Republican way to clean the streets" in New York City. In other words, that there's "only…
No Such 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…
No Vax. No Visit (vaccination and visitation policy)
"No vax, no visit" is a policy that has been printed on many baby announcements. Some parents decided that only people who are fully vaccinated can visit their newborn child "No vax,…
Nomentum (“no” momentum)
A minority party is sometimes called a "party of 'no,'" saying "no" to the majority party's agenda. When members of the majority party also disagree with some of…
Nontroversy (non-controversy)
A "nontroversy" (or "non-troversy") is a non-controversy or nonissue. A political issue might be a controversy to one side and a nontroversy to another side.…
North American Terrorist Organization (North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO nickname)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 European and North American countries. During the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, NATO…
North Atlantic Terrorist Organization (North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO nickname)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 European and North American countries. One unflattering NATO nickname is "North Atlantic…
Not A Space Agency (NASA nickname)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has produced so much disinformation, in some critics' opinions, that it has been given the backronym (back acronym) of "Not A…
Not Serving Americans or Not Serving Anyone (National Security Agency or NSA nickname)
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The NSA's intelligence gathering is limited to foreign communications, but…
NOTA (None Of The Above)
"NOTA" (None Of The Above) is often a favorite political candidate. The term "NOTA" has been cited in print since at least 1972 and the state of Nevada did add "none of the…
Now Spying on Americans (National Security Agency or NSA nickname)
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The NSA's intelligence gathering is limited to foreign communications, but…
Nuclear Option
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Nuclear optionIn U.S. politics, the nuclear option allows the United States Senate to reinterpret a procedural rule by invoking the constitutional requirement…
Nutpicking (nut + nitpicking/cherry-picking)
"Nutpicking" (nut + nitpicking/cherry-picking) means to selectively take (or "cherry-pick") one person (a "nut") or that person's comment to represent an entire…
Nutroots
"Nutroots" (from the word "nuts," meaning "crazy") is a spin on the word "netroots" (Internet grassroots). The term "nutroots" is usually used by…