Acquikill (acquire + kill)
"Acquibill" (acquire/acquisition + kill) is a term used among tech startups. A larger company might not like the competition, so it acquires the startup and then kills its product.…
"Acquibill" (acquire/acquisition + kill) is a term used among tech startups. A larger company might not like the competition, so it acquires the startup and then kills its product.…
Wikipedia: Actors StudioThe Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the…
Wikipedia: Actors StudioThe Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the…
"Adam and Eve" in diner lingo means an order of two eggs. The term "Adam and Eve" has been cited in print since at least 1891 and might have originated in an eating…
Entry in progress -- B.P.The ice cream concept is similar to Alaska's "Moose Tracks" ice cream. Also similar is "Panda Paws" (from Perry Ice Cream of Akron, NY).…
The Associated Press (AP) is a news agency founded in 1846 and headquartered in New York City. The derogatory nickname of the "Administration's Press" has been cited in print since…
Aer Lingus is the flag carrier of Ireland. Some people have nicknamed the airline "Aer Fungus" or "Air Fungus." "Air Lingus (EI) - Air Fungus" was posted on the…
Aeroflot was founded in 1923 and is the flag carrier for the Russian Federation. The obvious Aeroflot nickname of "Aeroflop" ("flop" is slang for "failure") has been…
Aeroflot was founded in 1923 and is the flag carrier for the Russian Federation. The obvious Aeroflot nickname of "Aerosplat" ("splat" is the sound made by a crash) has been…
The African Diaspora Film Festival began in 1993. Anthology Film Archives is the host in November 2006. In August 2006, Riverside Church presented the First Annual African Diaspora Summer Film…
The position of state attorney general is regarded as just below the governor. The joke that "A.G." stands for "Aspiring Governor" is cited in print from at least 1989, when a…
Dow Chemical manufactured "Agent Orange," a herbicide and defoliant that was widely used for clearing jungles in the Vietnam War. Dow AgroSciences attempted to introduce a genetically…
"Agflation" (agriculture + inflation) means agricultural commodity price inflation. The Wall Street Journal, on April 30, 2007, credited the term to the financial firm of Merryl Lynch,…
"Agita" achieved its greatest fame as a song title in the Woody Allen film Broadway Danny Rose (1984). The movie featured the Carnegie Deli and the "Agita" song mentioned…
William Shakespeare's play Macbeth includes witches, and theater tradition has it that the play is cursed. Saying the play's name or its lines (outside of an actual performance) is said…
The American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is an insurance company with headquarters in New York City. In September 2008, the U.S. federal government provided the company with billions in credit…
"Ain't/Aren't Really Men Yet” is a backronym (back acronym) for the word “army.” “Ain't Really Men Yet” was cited in print in December 2004. Other backronyms for…
“RINO" (Republican In Name Only) is a popular political term that has inspired other “in name only” terms. "AINO" (American In Name Only) means someone who is an American (by…
Air France was founded in 1933 and is the flag carrier of France. The Air France nickname of "Air Chance" has been cited in print in 1952, 1957 and 1958 and is still used by some today,…
A drink that is "air conditioning in a glass" is a refreshing summer drink. A grapefruit and basil martini was called "air conditioning in a glass" in 2007. American mixologist…