Great American Eclipse
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterRoyal Insight@RoyalinsightThe Great American Eclipse - August 21 2017 http://tinyurl.com/8zuvc4u 5:49 PM - 6 Oct 2012 NBC NewsSCIENCE AUG 21 2015, 7:41 PM…
Great Bright Way (Broadway nickname)
"Great Bright Way" (Great White Way + bright) was proposed in 2020 as a new nickname for the Broadway theater district in New York City. "White" is potentially perceived by some…
Great Bright Way (Broadway)
"Great Bright Way" (Great White Way + bright) was proposed in 2020 as a new nickname for the Broadway theater district in New York City. "White" is potentially perceived by some…
Great Compression
The term "Great Compression" was coined by Claudia Dale Goldin and Robert A. Margo in their book, The Great Compression: The wage structure in the United States at mid-century (1991). The…
Great Contraction
The "Great Contraction" is the period from 1929-1933 that is also called the "Great Depression." Economist Milton Friedman (1912-2006) popularized -- but did not coin -- the…
Great Dark Way (Broadway nickname, during theater closures)
"Great Dark Way" (Great White Way + dark) is a Broadway nickname that was used during the 2020-21 coronavirus outbreak, when theaters were forced to go dark (shut down). "The Great…
Great Dark Way (Broadway, during theater closures)
"Great Dark Way" (Great White Way + dark) is a Broadway nickname that was used during the 2020-21 coronavirus outbreak, when theaters were forced to go dark (shut down). "The Great…
Great Debasement
The "Great Debasement" (1542-1551) occurred when the English Crown reduced the gold and silver content in its coins, saving the government money. The name "Great Debasement" was…
Great Default
"Great Default" is a term coined and popularized by the economist Gary North, borrowing "great" from names such as the "Great Depression" and the "Great…
Great Deformation
David Stockman, the Reagan administration's Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1981–1985), announced in 2012 his new book, The Great Deformation: How Crony Capitalism Corrupts…
Great Depression
"Great Depression" is the name for the economically depressed period in the United States beginning with the October 1929 stock market crash and lasting throughout the 1930s. The term…
Great Disconnect (Grand Disconnect)
The "Great Disconnect" (or "Grand Disconnect") occurs when the stock market doesn't reflect economic reality. Gary Shilling, an American financial analyst, wrote in Forbes…
Great Disorder
The term "Great Disorder" has been cited in print since at least 1974 to describe China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). Mao Zedong (1893-1976) sought to create "the great…
Great Divergence
The economist Paul Krugman wrote in the first post of his New York (NY) Times blog, The Conscience of a Liberal, on September 18, 2007: "The great divergence: Since the late 1970s the America…
Great Divider
Entry in progress -- B.P. Urban DictionaryThe great dividerA term used to describe President Obama. Before coming to office he said he was going to unite the nation, yet all he has done since is…
Great Mistake of 1898 (Brooklyn view of New York City unification)
New York City was consolidated in 1898; Brooklyn went from a city to just one of five boroughs. Many Brooklynities were against the consolidation and called it the "Great Mistake of…
Great Moderation
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Great ModerationIn economics, the Great Moderation refers to a reduction in the volatility of business cycle fluctuations starting in the mid-1980s, believed to…
Great Orange Satan (Daily Kos nickname)
The Daily Kos is a progressive political blog, founded in 2002 by Markos Moulitsas. The blog gets its name from the second syllable of the name "Markos." The website uses the color…
Great Rebalancing
The financial term "Great Rebalancing" was cited by Newsweek on June 26. 2006: "I think we'll look back and 2006 will seem possibly like the middle phase of what you might call…
Great Recession
"Great Recession" is a variant of the 1930s name "Great Depression." Many writers have called economic dips a "Great Recession," starting about 1974 and continuing in…