Frying Pan Circuit (small-time racetracks)
The “frying pan circuit” (also called the “leaky roof circuit”) referred to the small-time racetracks in horceracing. The “frying pan circuit” was the opposite of the “Big Apple”…
The “frying pan circuit” (also called the “leaky roof circuit”) referred to the small-time racetracks in horceracing. The “frying pan circuit” was the opposite of the “Big Apple”…
A "fryscraper" (fry + skyscraper) is a tall building that reflects the sun's heat, "frying" objects at a certain distance away from it. In 2013, the building under…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Fuck Tha Police"Fuck tha Police" is a protest song by American hip hop group N.W.A that appears on the 1988 album Straight Outta Compton as well as on…
"FUBAR” is a World War II term that means “Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition.” The actual term was probably “Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition.” "The latest Army superlative,…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: fuck 12EtymologyFrom fuck + 12, of uncertain origin.. 12 possibly derives from 1312, an alternative form of ACAB (“all cops are bastards”) in which the…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was formed in 1914 to act against trusts. The FTC's mission is to protect the consumer and to ensure fair business practices. The FTC has on its website and…
"Looks like it's fuck this shit o'clock" is what a frustrated worker says in a popular ecard. "Fuck this shit o'clock" (or "I don't give a shit…
"Fuck, I Never Actually Learned Shit" is a backronym (back-acronym) for the word "finals" that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts and posters. There is a…
"Fucked-up Friday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. "F***ed up Friday" was cited in July 2000. “FUBAR (Fucked Up Beyond All Recognitions) Friday” was cited in…
DuckDuckGo is an internet search engine that emphasizes protecting searchers' privacy. Some have called it "FuckFuckNo." "Every time someone pitches to me DuckDuckGo, all I can…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was founded in 1908 and conducts federal criminal and intelligence investigations. FBI nicknames include "Fascist Bastards Incorporated,"…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was founded in 1908 and conducts federal criminal and intelligence investigations. FBI nicknames include "Fascist Bastards Incorporated,"…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was founded in 1908 and conducts federal criminal and intelligence investigations. The FBI nickname of "Fucking Bunch of Idiots" has been cited…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is part of the Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for food safety, drug safety and other issues. Some critics of the FDA have…
"Good morning, I'll take a large iced fuckoffee with a shot of stresspress" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "Fuckoffee" (fuck off + coffee) is a…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Fuddy-duddyA fuddy-duddy (or fuddy duddy or fuddy-dud) is a person who is fussy while old-fashioned, traditionalist, conformist, or conservative, sometimes…
"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…