Crapweasel (Crap Weasel)
"Crapweasel" (or "crap weasel") was coined on an episode of the television sitcom Friends that aired on November 3, 1994: Ross: So you do know a little English.Paolo: Poco... a…
Crashiversary (crash + anniversary)
"Crashiversary" (crash + anniversary) is the anniversary of a crash. The word "crashiversary" was used in 2003 and in 2007 for the anniversaries of motorcycle and car crashes.…
Crawl and Stall (Stall and Crawl)
"Crawl and stall" traffic" (or "stall and crawl" traffic) is an expression for when traffic slows down, cars crawl along, then stall, and then crawl along again.…
Crawmom (crawdad + mom; a female crayfish)
There are "crawdads" (crawfish), but no "crawmoms." Some people have suggested that a female crayfish is a "crawmom." "crawdad.....oops crawmom" was posted…
Crazy Basketball Association (Continental Basketball Association or CBA nickname)
The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) was the unofficial minor league of the National Basketball Association (NBA); it operated under the CBA name from 1978 until its end in 2009. The CBA…
Crazy Milkshake
Entry in progress -- B.P. BuzzFeedThis NYC Restaurant Created The Most Insane Milkshakes You’ll Ever EatIt’s time to treat yourself — you deserve it.posted on Jan. 18, 2016, at 1:04…
Cream Soda
Cream soda (a carbonated soft drink0 is first cited in America in 1854. Cream soda became popular in New York City, where Hegeman's drug stores sold the product in the 1860s. Dr. Brown's…
Creditopia (credit + utopia)
"Creditopia" (credit + utopia) has rarely been used, but could develop the same popularity of use as "Ecotopia" and "Ameritopia." "'Creditopia' (credit…
Creepocrat (Creep-o-crat)
Conservative political writer Michelle Malkin wrote about the term "creep-ocrat" on her blog and her Twitter account on March 9, 2010. A "creep-o-crat" (or…
Creepublican (creep + Republican)
"Creepublican" (creep + Republican) is a nickname used by those who think that Republicans are creepy. "Creepublican" has been cited in print since at least 1997.…
Crème Brûlée on a Stick (toasted marshmallows or Peeps)
Peeps are marshmallows shaped into animals. Peeps (or marshmallows) on a stick toasted over a flame have been called "Crème brûlée on a stick." "Have you ever roasted Peeps? Like…
Crescent News Network (CNN nickname)
The Cable News Network (now called CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news 24-hour television network. Some critics have called CNN the "Crsecent News Nrtwork" (after the Islamic symbol…
Crew Gardens (Kew Gardens)
Kew Gardens in Queens is close to both LaGuardia and JFK airports. Many airline personnel (flight attendants and pilots) live in Kew Gardens; by at least 2000, the nickname "Crew Gardens"…
Crickets or Crickets Chirping (silence)
"Crickets" or "crickets chirping" means total silence from all listeners (except for the crickets chirping in the background. In the cartoon Show Biz Bugs (1957) Daffy Duck…
Crime Heights (Crown Heights, Brooklyn)
Crown Heights in Brooklyn is still known to most people for the three-day "Crown Heights Riots" of August 1991. The name "Crime Heights" became attached to "Crown…
Crime Square or Crimes Square (crime + Times Square)
The Times Square area of New York City began deteriorating in the 1950s; in the 1970s, the area was a center for pornography and crime. The nickname "Crime Square" was suggested as early…
Crimerica (crime + America; Primerica nickname)
Primerica markets financial products and services; it separated from Citigroup in 2010. Primerica has many critics; the popular Primerica nickname of "Crimerica" has been cited in print…
CRIMEX (COMEX nickname)
The COMEX (Commodity Exchange, Inc.) is part of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange. Both gold and silver trade on the COMEX.…
Criminal Disinformation Center (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC played an important role in the Covid-19…
Criminal Front Group Media Matters (Media Matters nickname)
Media Matters for America is a progressive media organization that monitors the conservative media, such as Fox News and talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. Media Matters was organized in 2004 as a…