Gutter Bunny (bicycle commuter)
A bicycling commuter has been called a "gutter bunny" since at least 1995. The term is a jocularly derisive expression that was first popular with mountain bikers, but is now in common…
Gutter Café (Gutter Dining)
Brooklyn's Smith Street was awarded the borough's first "gutter café" (also called a "pop-up café") in March 2011. Restaurant seating is quite literally in the…
Guy Friday (Man Friday)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Friday (fictional character)Friday is one of the main characters of Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe. Robinson Crusoe names the man, with whom he…
Gym Bunny
A "gym bunny" is someone who spends a lot of time at the gym. A "gym bunny" differs from a "gym rat" in that the gym rat is a dedicated individual to the sport of…
Gym Candy
"Gym candy" is a slang name for steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs. The drugs are like "candy" to bodybuilders who frequent gyms. 'Gym candy" has been cited…
Gym Rat
A "gym rat" is a person who spends a large amount of time at a gym. 'Gym rat" has been cited in print since at least 1963. The early citations of "gym rat" all…
Gym Shoe Sandwich (Jim Shoe Sandwich)
A "gym shoe" sandwich (also called a "jim shoe" or "jim shoo") is a Chicago specialty that has gyro meat, roast beef and corned beef. Other ingredients have included…
Gymaholic
A "gymaholic" (gym + -aholic) is someone who likes to work out in a gym. "Tall, good-looking man, 43, gymaholic" was cited in a 1988 personal advertisement in New York magazine.…
Gymtimidation (gym + intimidation)
"Gymtimidation" (gym + intimidation) is for someone to be intimidated from going to a gym. Planet Fitness has used "No Gymtimidation" in its ads and has trademarked this since…
Gyoza (Japanese Ravioli)
"Gyoza" are Japanese food wrappers (or dumplings), similar to Chinese "jiaozi." The dish became popular in Japan following World War II. "YAKI GYO-ZA" was printed in…
Gypsy Moth Republican
A "gypsy moth Republican" is a moderate Republican from the Midwest or the Northeast (where gypsy moths cause frequent infestations). The term "gypsy moth" has been cited in…
Gypsy Robe (Legacy Robe)
The "gypsy robe" is a Broadway musical tradition that has nothing to do with the famous musical Gypsy (1959). The robe (a negligee) originally began with the musical Gentlemen Prefer…
Gyro
"Gyro" is the Greek version of New York's Italian "hero" sandwich. I've traced the "gyro" citational origins to the 1960s and the Parthenon Restaurant in…
Hablanero (habla + habanero)
"Habanero" is a hot variety of chili pepper. "Hablanero" -- "habla" is Spanish for "speak" -- is a joke. "El hablanero pimiento, the speaking…
Hack-a-Player or Hack-a-Shaq (basketball foul strategy)
Shaquille O'Neal was a powerful force in the NBA when he got the basketball near the basket, but he was only a .527 career free throw shooter. Teams tried a "hack-a-Shaq" strategy --…
Had One Never Did Again (Honda backronymic nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P.Honda Wikipedia: HondaHonda Motor Company, Limited (本田技研工業株式会社 Honda Giken Kōgyō KK?, IPA: [hoɴda]; /ˈhɒndə/) is a Japanese public multinational…
Haines Bottom (call of a market bottom on March 10, 2009)
CNBC Squawk on the Street host Mark Haines (1946-2011) went on the air on March 10, 2009 and declared that there was a bottom to the stock market. "I'm going to step out on a limb…
Hairbag (veteran police officer)
"Hairbag" (also "hair bag" and "hairbagger") is slang for a veteran police officer. The exact meaning of the slang term (cited in print since 1958) is unknown, but a…
Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge (“homework” backronym)
"Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge" is a popular backronym (back acronym) of the word "homework" and has appeared on many images. "H.O.M.E.W.O.R.K. = half of my…
Half-and-Half (dairy product)
"Half-and-half" is -- among other combinations -- half cream and half milk, a dairy product frequently added to coffee. Rules were made in 1954 by state and city health departments and…