Fudge
"Fudge" (a candy) appears to have received its name at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1892-1893. The word "fudge" had long been an exclamation ("Oh, fudge!);…
"Fudge" (a candy) appears to have received its name at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1892-1893. The word "fudge" had long been an exclamation ("Oh, fudge!);…
"Fudge Factory" is a nickname of the U.S. Department of State. The term was coined by Washington (DC) Post syndicated columnist Joseph Kraft (1924-1986) in 1965-1966. "Fudge…
"Fugeddaboutit" is not in Irving Lewis Allen's City in Slang (1993). I remember its use in a popular 1990s radio ad for Tops Appliance City. The Works Progress Administration in the…
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster occurred in Japan on March 11, 2011. The Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) began a protest of the transportation of nuclear waste, declaring on…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was founded in 1908 and conducts federal criminal and intelligence investigations. The unflattering FBI nickname of "Full Blown Idiots" has been…
On February 1, 1998, William H. Ginsburg (1943-2013), attorney for Monica Lewinsky (the White House intern who had an affair with U.S. President Bill Clinton), appeared on all five Sunday political…
Chuck Grassley was first elected U.S. Senator in Iowa in 1980. During his campaign, Grassley visited each of Iowa's 99 counties -- something he would repeat every year in office. U.S.…
The Fox News Channel has had many liberal critics who claim that it doesn't fully respect minorities and foreigners. The Fox News nickname of "Full Of Xenophobia" (or "Full Of…
The Fox News Channel has had many liberal critics who claim that it doesn't fully respect minorities and foreigners. The Fox News nickname of "Full Of Xenophobia" (or "Full Of…
American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton (1765-1815) operated the North River Steamboat in 1807 (the Hudson River was known as the North River at that time) from New York City to Albany. Many…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was founded in 1908 and conducts federal criminal and intelligence investigations. The unflattering FBI nickname of "Fumbling, Bumbling Idiots"…
New York's "Fun City" nickname was born in the first days of Mayor John Lindsay's administration in January 1966. There was a transit strike; after observing New York's…
"Fun City" is a New York City nickname that originated with Mayor John Lindsay (1921-2000) on his first week in office in January 1966. The nickname was satirically used and quickly lost…
"Fun-durr-mentals" (from the word "fundamentals") was coined by the financial blog Zero Hedge on December 10, 2013. "Durr" means "duh" and…
"Funemployment" (fun + unemployment) usually refers to a young person without family obligations, who experiences a layoff or a release from an unexciting job, and who uses unemployment…
Spirit Airlines is an American ultra-low-cost carrier. Some Spirit critics have called it the "Fung Wah Bus of the Sky" or "Fung Wah Bus of the Skies." Fung Wah Bus…
A "fusion burger" (fusion cusine + hamburger) is a hamburger with unexpected ingredients added. For example, a "pizzaburger" is a fusion of "pizza" and…
"Future Always Involves Learning” is a backronym (back acronym) of the word “fail.” People can learn from failure. CNN anchor Chris Cuomo used the "fail" backronym on the…
The Fox News Channel (headquartered in Manhattan) has often been criticized for conservative bias. The profane nickname “Fux News" has been used by some critics of Fox News since at least…
The Fox News Channel (headquartered in Manhattan) has often been criticized for conservative bias. The profane nickname “Fux News" has been used by some critics of Fox News since at least…