Highly Trained Broadcast Specialist (radio talk show host)
Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh often calls himself a "highly trained broadcast specialist." It's somewhat of a joke -- there is no professional examination needed to…
Highway of Light (1920s air route, New York to San Francisco)
Entry in progress -- B.P. PaleofutureThe "Highway of Light" That Guided Early Planes Across AmericaMatt Novak11/18/13 11:08am(...)Built by the U.S. government, the airmail beacons of the…
Hillmen (American League baseball team, later called Yankees)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major…
Hilltoppers (American League baseball team, later called Yankees)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other early nicknames of the New York Yankees include "Highlanders," "Invaders" and "Porchclimbers." Wikipedia: New York YankeesThe New York…
Hindenburg Omen
The "Hindenburg Omen" is named after the Hindenburg passenger airship that burst into flames in 1937, killing 36 people. Jim Miekka, a blind mathematician and writer for the Sudbury Bull…
Hindoo or Hindu (a do-over)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Chinese handballChinese handball (known in its 3-or-more-player forms as Ace-King-Queen, King(s), Down the River or Slugs), is a form of American handball…
Hip-Hop
"Hip-hop" (also spelled "hip hop" and "hiphop") comes from New York City. Russell Simmons is planning a Hip-Hop Institute, museum and cultural center, probably for…
Hipchester (Williamsburg and Greenpoint)
"36 Hours in Brooklyn" by Sam Sifton in the February 10, 2011 New York (NY) Times coined a new nickname: "7) A VISIT TO HIPCHESTER Boutiques, coffee bars and restaurants continue to…
Hippie Punching
White House political advisor David Axelrod was asked about "hippie punching" in September 2010, but Axelrod wasn't familiar with the term. New York magazine defined "hippie…
Hippie Roll or Hippy Roll (Eppie Roll or Eppy Roll)
The origin or the "hippie roll" (or "hippy roll") in uncertain, but it was served in some Italian restaurants in New York City in the 1960s-1970s. The term "hippie" is…
Hippie School (P.S.3-The Charrette School nickname)
P.S. 3 (John Melser Charrette School), at 490 Hudson Street in Greenwich Village, has a stated vision of child-centered learning; students are encouraged to be creative in their activities. P.S. 3…
Hipster Express (Knowit Express buses from Brooklyn to Washington, DC nickname)
The Knowit Express announced bus service from Washington, DC (U Street Corridor) to Brooklyn (Park Slope), beginning October 22, 2010. It was dubbed the "Hipster Express" (cited in print…
Hipster Express (L train nickname)
The "L" train has been nicknamed the "hipster express" by some because the "L" goes between the newly gentrified Williamsburg to Manhattan's East Village. In…
Hipster Industrial Complex
The Bush Terminal (now called Industry City) area of Brooklyn was composed of many shipping warehouses. In the 2010s, plans were made to modernize the area with the Brooklyn Nets' training…
Hipsturbia (hipster +suburbia)
"Hipsturbia" (hipster + suburbia) was popularized in the New York (NY) Times on February 18, 2013, in "Creating Hipsturbia" by Alex Williams. Hipsters in places such as…
Hispandering (Hispanic + pandering)
"Hispandering" (Hispanic + pandering) occurs when a someone (such as a politician) panders to a Spanish-speaking constituency. The politician might produce election literature half in…
Hispennial (Hispanic + millennial)
"Hispennial" (Hispanic + millennial) means a person born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s who speaks Spanish. The term was cited on Twitter on July 30, 2013.…
Hizzoner (his honor)
"Hizzoner" is simply "his honor," a term used for the mayor of New York City, although the term did not originate in New York. The first "hizzoner" citation in the New…
Hoagie (sandwich)
Entry in progress -- B.P. The long list of the names of sandwiches served on long rolls includes blimpie, bomber, Cuban (medianoche), Dagwood, garibaldi, gondola, grinder, hero, Italian,…
Hoaxdemic (hoax + pandemic)
"Hoaxdemic” (hoax + pandemic) means a fake pandemic. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has been sometimes described as a "hoaxdemic." "#HoaxDemic" was posted on Twitter…