Bankster (banker + gangster)
"Bankster" (banker + gangster) has been cited in print since at least December 22, 1931, when it was described as "a combination of banker and gangster, expressing French opinion of…
Bankster of America (Bank of America nickname)
Bank of America is one of the Big Four of America's banks (along with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo). The slang term "bankster" (banker + gangster) gained renewed…
Banktatorship (bank + dictatorship)
"Banktatorship" (bank + dictatorship) has been cited in print since at least December 2008, when a poster used the term on the Silver Investor Community Discussion Forums. The term…
Banktocracy
Entry in progress -- B.P. Vidiot Speak Tuesday, May 01, 2007Sticking it to the Washington Consensus (...)For those of you who have been reading this blog for a while, you know that I believe that…
Banoconut (banana + coconut) Cream Pie
The website Chow.com published a "Banoconut Cream Pie Recipe" on June 26, 2009 and featured the pie in a 2011 photo gallery of "Comfort Foods We Love." The word…
Banxodus (bank + exodus)
The "banxodus" (bank + exodus), or Bank Transfer Day, was planned for November 5, 2011 by the BoldProgressives (Progressive Change Campaign Committee) and their website Banxodus.org,…
Baogel (cha siu bao + bagel)
A "baogel" (cha siu bao + bagel) is a Cantonese barbecue-pork-filled bagel. "Did you know that it's international Baogel Day?!? It's when Bao & Bagel fall in love"…
Bar Chef
"Bar chef" is a modern term for a "mixologist," or a person who concocts drinks. Both terms are used to differentiate from the stardard job title of "bartender."…
Barbarous Relic (gold nickname)
The economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) wrote in his book, A Tract on Monetary Reform (1923): "In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic." The term "barbarous…
Barbecuedom
"Barbecuedom" is the realm or sphere of barbecue; there can be "Texas barbecuedom" and "Tennessee babecuedom." The word "barbecuedom" has been cited in print…
Barbecusation (barbecue + accusation)
Texas Monthly printed its 2013 Top 50 BBQ list in May 2013 and there was plenty of controversy about the selections. The Texas Monthly "Eat My Words" blog, on May 17, 2013, addressed the…
Barclays Bank=Wank (Barclays Bank rhyming slang)
Barclays Bank was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London. Barclays is known to New Yorkers mostly for its sponsorship of the Brooklyn arena ("Barclays Center") for the Nets of the…
Barclays Center Classic (Brooklyn Hoops)
The Barclays Center is a sports arena in Brooklyn. In November 2011, Barclays announced that it would open its arena on November 9, 2012 with the college basketball "Barclays Center…
BarCrap (Barclays Capital or BarCap nickname)
Barclays bank has the website barcap.com (after Barclays Capital). The bank has been called "BarCap" and has occasionally been nicknamed "BarCrap" (or "Barcrap"). The…
Barefoot Pilgrim
A "barefoot pilgrim" was, originally, an unsophisticated car buyer -- someone who buys a car at the advertised sticker price and pays too much. This meaning of "barefoot…
Barfly
A "barfly" (also "bar fly") is someone who spends a lot of time in a bar -- often waiting for someone to arrive to pay for the drinks. "Bar fly" has been cited in…
Bargain District (Orchard Street)
"Bargain District" is a modern promotional slogan for Orchard Street and the Lower East Side, but the area itself does have some history behind it. Wikipedia: Orchard Street…
Barista
"Barista" is the Italian word for "bartender." By at least 1964 (according to an English citation below), the "barista" was a person in an Italian coffee bar who…
Barista Elbow (Barista Wrist)
"Barista elbow" is an affliction defined in 2008 as a result from "the motion of yanking the portafilter to secure it onto the espresso machine or applying proper pressure to tamp…
Baristo (suggested term for a male barista)
A "barista" is a coffeehouse employee who prepares drinks, such as at Starbucks. "Barista" is not feminine, but some people believe that the term "baristo" should…