BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag)
"BYOB" doesn't always stand for "Bring Your Own Bottle." "BYOB Bring Your Own Bag" has been printed on many images. Stores request customers to bring their own…
BYOB (Bring Your Own Bottle, Bring Your Own Beer); BYOL (Bring Your Own Liquor)
"BYOB" ("bring your own bottle" or "bring your own beer") and "BYOL" ("bring your own liquor") are initials that date back to the Prohibition…
C-note ($100 bill)
A "C-note" is slang for a $100 bill. "C" is the Roman numeral for one hundred; "note" means Federal Reserve Note. "Laid his 'C' note right on the old…
Cab Calloway’s “Hepster’s Dictionary” (1938, 1944)
Cab Calloway (1907-1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He published a "Hepster's Dictionary" in 1938, with another edition in 1944. The dictionary contained much Harlem…
Cabal News Network (CNN nickname)
The Cable News Network (now called CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news 24-hour television network. Some who ridicule CNN have called it the "Cabal News Network." The word…
Cabbage Night (October 30th)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Halloween-related nights include Chalk Night, Corn Night, Devil's Night, Doorbell Night, Gate Night, Goosey Night, Mischief Night, Moving Night and Soap Night.…
Cadillac Health Plan (Cadillac Tax)
A Cadillac car (produced since 1902) has stood for excellence for many years. A "Cadillac" health plan is a plan that has little or no exclusions (such as for pre-existing conditions).…
Cadillac of Burgers (P.J. Clarke’s bacon cheeseburger)
P. J. Clarke's is a saloon, established in 1884, at the corner of 915 Third Avenue and East 55th Street in Manhattan. American singer Nat King Cole (1919-1965) supposedly had a bacon…
Cadillac of Poker (Texas Hold ‘em nickname)
Texas hold 'em has been called the "Cadillac of poker," after the General Motors luxury car called Cadillac. American poker player Doyle Brunson coined the name in his book, titled…
Caesar Salad
Caesar salad is not named after the Roman emperor Julius Caesar (100 BC-44 BC). Caesar Cardini (1896-1956), an Italian immigrant, operated a restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico, where it's claimed…
Caesarism
While the United States presidency had long had no formal term limits, it was generally respected that no president would serve longer than the two terms served by the first president, George…
Café Brûlot (Café Brûlot Diabolique)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Antoine'sCafe BrulotAntoine's is also known for Cafe Brulot, a drink made from coffee, orange liqueur, cinnamon stick, sugar, cloves and lemon peels.…
Cafe Society
"Cafe Society" was coined by Cholly Knickerbocker (Maury Paul) at the New York American in 1919. There was a movie titled Cafe Society (1939). Lucius Beebe consulted on the movie and was…
Cafeteria
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: CafeteriaA cafeteria or caféteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no table service, whether a restaurant or within an…
Cafeteria Germ (clostridium perfringens nickname)
Clostridium perfringens has been nicknamed the "cafeteria germ" since at least 1983. The germ grows when large quantities of food are prepared long before being consumed and are left out…
Cake Shake (Junior’s New Yorker Cake Shake)
A "cake shake" adds cake to an ice cream (or yogurt) shake. Sonic Drive-In restaurants sold a "50th Birthday Cake Shake" in 2003, to celebrate its founding in 1953. White sheet…
Caketastrophe (cake + catastrophe)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Food Network -- Ace of CakesCaketastrophe (01:55)Here's a look back at some of the "caketastrophes" of 100 episodes. Nesting GroundThursday, July 12,…
Calas (“Belle Calas! Tout chauds!”)
"Calas" (often said in this plural) are Creole fried cakes, usually made of rice. The name is thought to be from the African word kala (stalk of cereal). "Belle Calas! Tout chauds!…
Calatrasaurus (Santiago Calatrava-designed World Trade Center Transportation Hub)
The Santiago Calatrava-designed World Trade Center Transportation Hub was announced in 2004 to have the design of a "bird in flight." The project was long delayed; the project cost…
Calendar Girl
"I love, I love, I love my calendar girl" sang Brooklyn-born Neil Sedaka. The birth of the "calendar girl" is moderately disputed, but she appears to have been born in New York…