Contango
Entry in progress -- B.P, Wikipedia: ContangoContango is a term used in the futures market to describe an upward sloping forward curve (as in the normal yield curve). Such a forward curve is said…
Contingent Convertible (CoCo)
Entry in progress -- B.P. YourDictionary.comcontingent convertible definition - finance A mandatory convertible security that allows investors to sell their shares back to the issuer within a…
Control Oppress Victimize Isolate Divide (COVID backronym)
"Control Oppress Victimize Isolate Divide" (a back acronym or backronym for the word "COVID") has been printed on many images. "The true meaning of Covid and this entire…
Controlavirus (control + coronavirus)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was called the "controlavirus" (control + coronavirus) by some who believed that the most harmful thing of the coronavirus was the loss of liberty and…
Controligarch (control + oligarch)
"Controligarch" (control + oligarch) and "controligarchy" (control + oligarchy) are portmanteau words that was popularized in the book Controligarchs: Exposing the billionaire…
Controligarchy (control + oligarchy)
"Controligarch" (control + oligarch) and "controligarchy" (control + oligarchy) are portmanteau words that was popularized in the book Controligarchs: Exposing the billionaire…
Controllavirus (control + coronavirus)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was called the "controlavirus" (control + coronavirus) by some who believed that the most harmful thing of the coronavirus was the loss of liberty and…
Conundrum Supper
A "conundrum supper" ("conundrum dinner" is less frequently used) is a meal where each menu item is presented in the form of a riddle. For example, "A Group of…
Conventional Wisdom
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionaryconventional wisdom (plural conventional wisdoms)A belief or set of beliefs that is widely accepted, especially one which may be questionable on close…
Conveyor Belt of Wall Street (Wharton School nickname)
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania sends many of its graduates to Wall Street jobs. A Financial Times story in September 2012 called Wharton the "conveyor belt of Wall…
Convict Alley (Lexington Avenue, between 119th and 126th streets)
The area of East Harlem on Lexington Avenue, between 119th Street and 126th Street, has been called "Convict Alley." The New York (NY) Daily News, in the story "Convict alley in…
Convid (con + COVID-19)
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe…
Cook-Off (Cookoff)
A "cook-off" is a cooking competition. Cook-offs often limit themselves to a particular food, such as "chili cook-offs." The term "cook-off" began in 1936 at the…
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Coors Field East or Coors East (New Yankee Stadium nickname)
The new Yankee Stadium (opened in 2009) quickly developed a reputation as a baseball park where it's easy to hit home runs. Nicknames for the new stadium include "Bronx bandbox" (or…
Cooter Brown (“as drunk as Cooter Brown”)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cooter BrownCooter Brown, sometimes given as Cootie Brown, is a name used in metaphors and similes for drunkenness, mostly in the southern United States. Cooter…
Cop (“copper” badge myth)
"Cop" (policeman) probably comes from "cop," meaning to "nab" a suspect. One myth suggests that "cop" comes from "Constable On Patrol." This has no…
Cop Killa Queenz (Queens)
Queens is one of the five boroughs of New York City; it has the largest area and the second-largest population. The rap nickname of Queens is "Cop Killa Queenz/Queens" (or just…
Copaganda (cop + propaganda)
"Copaganda" (cop + proaganda) is a portmanteau word suggesting that law enforcement uses the news media and entertainment to portray police (cops) in a positive light. "English:…
Corkage (Corkage Fee; Corkage Money)
Corkage (or "corkage fee" or "corkage money") is the amount that a restaurant charges customers when they bring in their own bottles of wine. Customers may want to bring in…