The 1960s musical term "British Invasion" refers to the introduction to the United States of pop and rock groups such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Kinks, the Dave…
"Brixit” (Great Britain/British + exit) is a word created to define a possible British exit from the eurozone. "Brixit" has been cited in print since at least June 2012. A similar…
The Sporting News Record Book (1937) included this piece of baseball slang: "Broadway -- A flashy dresser, loud talker." "Broadway" is the name of a main thoroughfare in many…
Both the New York (NY) Morning Telegraph newspaper and Variety magazine have been called the "Bible of Broadway" or the "Broadway Bible." "In his theatrical column in the…
Both the New York (NY) Morning Telegraph newspaper and Variety magazine have been called the "Bible of Broadway" or the "Broadway Bible." "In his theatrical column in the…
The New York Rangers hockey team doesn't play on Broadway, but they do play in blue shirts. The Rangers were founded in 1925; the nickname "Broadway Blueshirts" appears in print by…
If the New York Jets (representing the American Football Conference) play the New York Giants (representing the National Football Conference) in the Super Bowl, what would the game be nicknamed?…
The Knickerbocker Hotel (or Hotel Knickerbocker) was located on the southeast corner of Broadway and Forty-Second Street. The hotel opened in 1906, but Prohibition laws slowed business and it…
54 Below, located in the basement of the former disco Studio 54, opened in 2012 at 254 West 54th Street in Manhattan. "54 Below - Broadway's Nightclub" was cited on Twitter on…
A "Broadwayite" is someone who works on Broadway or who goes to Broadway shows. The term "Broadwayite" has been cited in print since at least 1863, but New York City's…
A "Broadwayite" is someone who works on Broadway or who goes to Broadway shows. The term "Broadwayite" has been cited in print since at least 1863, but New York City's…
A "Broadwayite" is someone who works on Broadway or who goes to Broadway shows. The term "Broadwayite" has been cited in print since at least 1863, but New York City's…
"Broker babble" is "real estate-speak" by real estate brokers. The babble uses terms as a broker sees fit -- even though the words can be misunderstood by others. "Broker…
American boxer and world lightweight champion Al Singer (1909-1961) was born on New York City's Lower East Side, but lived in the Pelham section of the Bronx. He had two boxing nicknames --…
American boxer and world lightweight champion Al Singer (1909-1961) was born on New York City's Lower East Side, but lived in the Pelham section of the Bronx. He had two boxing nicknames --…
"Bronx Bombers" is a popular nickname of the New York Yankees baseball team. The Yankees originally played in Manhattan in 1903, but opened Yankee Stadium in the Bronx in 1923.…
The "Bronx cheer" is associated with the New York Yankees and Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The first two citations below probably don't apply, but possibly indicate that the…
The Bronx cocktail was invented around 1900. An article in February 1901 credited "J. E. O'Connor of the Waldorf-Astoria, inventor of the 'Bronx Cocktail.'" A 1932 article…
"Bronx crepes suzette" is a jocular name for "blintzes." Blintzes were popular with Jewish families in the Bronx -- and many Jewish families lived in the Bronx in the 1930s and…
The "Bronx Seedless" grape (or "Bronx Grape") was named in 1936-1937 and was developed by Dr. A. B. (Arlow) Stout of the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, NY. The grape…