Dim Sum
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Dim sumDim sum is the name for a Chinese cuisine which involves a wide range of light dishes served alongside Chinese tea. Dishes may include meat, seafood, and…
Dimes Square (Canal and Division Streets, Chinatown)
Dimes Square (Dimes + Times Square) is an area in the Chinatown/Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, at Canal and Division Streets. The restaurant Dimes opened at 49 Canal Street in 2015.…
Dimocrat (dim + Democrat)
"Dimocrat" (dim + Democrat, also lowercase "dimocrat") is a derogatory nickname for a member of the Democrat party. "Dimocrat" is cited in print since at least June…
Din-din (dinner)
"Din-din" is a child's way of saying "dinner." "Din-din" is cited in print from at least 1861 and appeared first in English (and not American) publications.…
Dine and Dash
"Dine and dash" is what occurs when someone eats at a restaurant and then leaves without paying. It's not known of the term comes from New York City, but it's cited from the…
Dining in the Dark (Dark Dining)
"Dining in the dark" (or "dark dining") is a restaurant concept where blind waiters serve customers who are either blindfolded or have the entire restaurant in the dark, as if…
Dining Room Lumber (toothpick)
"Dining room lumber" was lunch counter slang for a toothpick -- an item made of wood ("lumber"). "Tooth pick: Dining room lumber" was printed in the article…
DINO (Democrat In Name Only)
A "DINO" is a "Democrat In Name Only." The Democrat party is symbolized by the donkey; DINO is symbolized by the dinosaur. A DINO is someone who is a registered Democrat but who…
Dinosaur Media
The term "dinosaur media" originally meant the print media (newspapers and magazines), as opposed to the "new media" (websites and blogs). The term "dinosaur media"…
Dirt Bond
"Diirt bonds" have been popular in California, Florida, Texas, Colorado and Louisiana, helping new developments by financing against the land (or "dirt"). Quasi-governmental…
Dirt-poor
Someone who is "dirt-poor" is extremely poor, owning little except, perhaps, dirt. The expression began in the United States in the second half of the 19th century, although it's not…
Dirty Bronx
"Dirty Bronx" is a hip-hop name for the Bronx that has been cited in print since at leas 2004. "Dirty" can mean unclean, but it also means dangerous or violent. Wikipedia: The…
Dirty Sprite
"Dirty Sprite" became popular in 2011 and consists of Sprite, cough syrup, and a Jolly Rancher. A story in the New York (NY) Times on November 4, 2011, stated that a "Dirty…
Dirty Thirty (30th Police Precinct nickname)
"Dirty Thirty" ("Dirty 30") is the unflattering nickname that the New York Police Department's 30th Precinct was called in April 1994. Police officers in the precinct were…
Dirty Yards (short runs in football)
"Dirty yards" in football are usually short yardage, highly contested runs for about three or four yards. A "home run" -- a clear path to big yardage and a possible score --…
Disappearance Ticket (desk appearance ticket)
In New York City, many people arrested for misdemeanors and "E" felonies are ordered to appear before the New York City Criminal Court and are given a desk appearance ticket (DAT). So…
Disappointee
An "appointee" is someone who a political committee selects to run for a political office. A person who tries, but fails, to be an "appointee" might be called a…
Disassociated Press (Associated Press nickname)
The Associated Press (AP) is a news agency founded in 1846 and headquartered in New York City. The nickname "Disassociated Press" appeared in the Bugs Bunny short film What's Up,…
Disaster Divide
The term "disaster divide" means that natural disasters (such as earthquakes) cause more fatalities in poorer areas than in richer areas. In richer areas, the building construction is…
DisAster Place or DisAstor Place (Astor Place Opera House)
Manhattan's Astor Place is named after John Jacob Astor (July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848), then New York City's wealthiest resident. THe Astor Place Opera House was opened on November…