Fixer-upper
"Fixer upper" was frequently used in the 1930s to mean a person who fixes things up. In the 1940s, houses that needed work were advertised -- at presumed lower prices -- for these…
Fizzician (fizz + physician)
Soda jerks sometimes jocularly called themselves "fizzicians," (fizz + physician). The jocular term was cited in a May 22, 1876 joke in the St. Albans (VT) Daily Messenger that was…
Flagel (Flat Bagel, or Flat)
The "flagel" (FLAY-gel) -- also called a "flat bagel," "bagel flat" and "flat" -- appears to have been invented in Long Island or New York City in the 1980s…
Flappachino (flap + cappuccino)
Everyone knows about a "cappuccino," and Starbucks Coffee Company sells a "frappuccino." "FLAPPUCCINO A Starbucks induced queef" was entered in the Urban Dictionary on…
Flapper Pie
"Flapper Pie" is named after the 1920s flappers. It is a Graham cracker vanilla custard pie topped with meringue. The origin of flapper pie is uncertain, but a recipe from Mrs. Thomas…
Flappuccino (flap + cappuccino)
Everyone knows about a "cappuccino," and Starbucks Coffee Company sells a "frappuccino." "FLAPPUCCINO A Starbucks induced queef" was entered in the Urban Dictionary on…
Flapuccino (flap + cappuccino)
Everyone knows about a "cappuccino," and Starbucks Coffee Company sells a "frappuccino." "FLAPPUCCINO A Starbucks induced queef" was entered in the Urban Dictionary on…
Flash Crash
A "flash crash" is a sudden stock market decline. This can be triggered by computer selling, turning a small stock market drop into a crash in just a matter of minutes. The May 6, 2010…
Flash Mobbery or Flashmobbery (flash mob + robbery)
"Flash mob" is a term from 2003 to describe a sudden "mob" of people, such as for a public performance art project. "Flashmobbery" has been cited in print since 2006…
Flashpacking
"Flashpacking" (flash + backpacking) is an affluent backpacker. A "flashpacker" might travel light, but has access to money and can travel expensively, if necessary. The website…
Flat Broke
To be "flat broke" is to have absolutely no money. The word "flat" is added, perhaps, to emphasize that there is no bulge in any pants pocket to show even a single coin.…
Flat Earther
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) sailed to the western hemisphere from Spain in 1492; a myth developed that this voyage proved that the earth was round (and not flat), but this had been known for…
Flatbush Diabetes
"Flatbush diabetes" was identified in 1994 by Dr. Mary Ann Banerji and others at the Diabetes Center of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. (It is, perhaps, more…
Flatbusher (inhabitant of Flatbush, Brooklyn)
"Flatbusher” is the name of an inhabitant of the Flatbush, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Flatbusher” has been cited in print since at least 1842. The Brooklyn Dodgers (also…
Flavor Town (Flavortown)
"Flavor Town" (or "Flavortown") means a restaurant or a dish -- and sometimes a food destination city -- that is packed with flavor. In many print ads in 1939 and 1940,…
Flavorgasm (flavor + orgasm)
"Flavorgasm" (flavor + orgasm) is a very favorable experience with food or drink. "Flavorgasm" was the Urban Dictionary "Urban Word of the Day" on November 30, 2008.…
Flea Party (Fleabagger)
"Occupy Wall Street" protests began in September 2011 in New York City, but the protests quickly spread to other cities. Some (mostly conservative) critics of "Occupy Wall…
Fleabagger (flea + teabagger)
"Fleabagger" (flea + "teabagger") has been used since at least April 16, 2009 as an alternative term for "teabagger." "Fleabagger" is a derogatory term. A…
Fleabay (eBay nickname)
eBay is an online auction site that was founded in 1995. One popular nickname for eBay has been "Fleabay" or "FleaBay" (flea market + eBay). The unflattering nickname compares…
Fleebagger (flee + teabagger/fleabagger)
In February 2011, Democratic Wisconsin lawmakers fled the state to prevent the legislature from obtaining a quorum and voting on bills to require concessions from the state's unionized…