Epocalypse (economic apocalypse)
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Great Recession BlogOctober 11, 2015 @ 1:15 pmEpocalypse: What Trends Shape the World after Global Economic Collapse?By David HaggithTo divine the direction the world…
Err America (Air America nickname)
The Air America radio network began in March 2004 and ended in January 2010; it attempted to provide a liberal alternative to conservative talk radio. Critics of Air America nicknamed it "Err…
Err Canada (Air Canada nickname)
Air Canada is the flag carrier of Canada, formed from Trans-Canada Airlines in 1936 and named Air Canada in 1965. Air Canada has been nicknamed "Err Canada" since at least 1973. Air…
Eurhopium (Euro/Europe + hopium)
"Eurhopium" is a financial word coined by the blog Zero Hedge on August 22, 2012. The word "Eurhopium" is a portmanteau of the words euro (the European Union currency) or Europe…
Euro Quake or Euroquake (Euro/Europe + earthquake)
"Euro quake" or "euroquake" (euro + earthquake) is a name for dramatic changes in the European financial markets. The word was technically coined by Daniel Burstein's book,…
Eurocrat (Euro/European + bureaucrat)
"Eurocrat" or "eurocrat" (Euro/European + bureaucrat) was first used in 1961 to designate officials in the European Economic Community (Common Market). Members of the Euopean…
Euromaidan
Pro-European Union protests occurred in November and December 2013 in Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), the central square of Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine. The protests were called…
Europocalypse (Euro/Europe + apocalypse)
"Europocalypse" (Euro/Europe + apocalypse) means the financial collapse of Europe, especially the countries using the euro as the official currency. "Europocalypse" has been…
EuroStash (developing a basketball player in European leagues)
A "EuroStash" (or "Euro stash") is when a National Basketball Association team drafts a player to play in the European leagues (like a minor league baseball farm system) until…
Eustace Tilley (The New Yorker)
The New Yorker magazine was first published on February 19, 1925. On that first cover was a "dude" or "dandy" who looked at a butterfly through a monocle. His name was…
Every Landing Always Late (El Al backronymic nickname)
El Al is the national airline of Israel; "El Al" is Hebrew for "to the skies." The popular El Al backronymic (back acronym) nickname of "Every Landing Always Late" has…
Evil Union (European Union or EU nickname)
The European Union (EU) was formally established when the Maastricht Treaty on November 1, 1993. Some critics of the EU have dubbed it the "Evil Union." "EU = Evil Union" was…
Evilarchy (evil + oligarchy)
"Evilarchy" (evil + oligarchy) is a term sometimes used instead of "New World Order" or "Bilderberger" or "WEFer" or "Illuminati." An…
EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
"EVOO" (pronounced as individual letters) stands for "extra virgin olive oil." Olive oil has several grades, established by an international food organization; "extra…
Ewing Theory
The "Ewing Theory" is named after New York Knicks star Patrick Ewing. Although Ewing went down with injury in the 1999 Eastern Conference finals, the Knicks won without him and reached…
Ex-Lax Fish (escolar nickname)
Escolar is sometimes mistakenly or fraudulently sold as "white tuna." The fish contains indigestible wax esters and eaters soon spend time in the bathroom. The escolar nickname of…
Exhaustipated (exhausted + constipated)
"Exhaustipated" (exhausted + constipated) has been defined in the Urban Dictionary as "To be so tired that you no longer give a shit any more." The term…
Extend-and-Pretend
"Extend and pretend" is what a lender might do with a "toxic" asset, such as a mortgage. A bank doesn't want to foreclose and take possession of the property, so it often…
Extremely Pathetic Agency (Environmental Protection Agency or EPA nickname)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was formed in 1970 to protect human health and the environment. Some critics have claimed that the EPA regulates too little during Republican…
Eyewitness News
"Eyewitness News" was a term that was first popularly used in reporting World War II. In the 1960s, it became applied to television half-hour local news programs. "Eyewitness…