HSBC (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) is a global bank with many branches in New York City. Marine Midland Bank was based in Buffalo, New York; HSBC acquired full ownership of Marine…
M. Stanton Evans wrote in the late 1980s about the Reagan Republicans who came to Washington: "Most conservatives know when they come to Washington that it is a sewer; the trouble is, too many…
A "hot button issue" (also "hot-button issue") is an emotional, explosive, highly divisive political issue (such as abortion). The issue touches a "hot button" (like a…
A parking garage has been called a "hotel for cars." "Hotel for Autos, 25 Stories High, Is Chicago Plan" was a headline in the Atlanta (GA) Constitution on February 20, 1922. A…
The Wall Street Journal reported on March 12, 2009 that so many Goldman Sachs employees were put up in the Embassy Suites New York at Battery Park City that it was dubbed "Hotel Goldman."…
"Hotteok" (also spelled "hoddeok" and "hodduk") has been called a "Korean sweet pancake" and is a winter street food. The wheat flour dough has a filling…
"Hotumn" (hot + autumn) is any unseasonably hot period in the fall season. "It's Hotumn" was printed in the Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) on November 6, 2003.…
The House of Commons (HOC) is the lower house and de facto primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Some critics of the House of Commons have called it the "House of…
Entry in progress -- B.P. 13 May 1944, New York (NY) Amsterdam News, "Dan Burley's Back Door Stuff," pg. 6B:Light jiving on a Diminished Seventh:(...)It was a deuce of haircuts on…
The 19th century brownstone at 14 West 10th Street, in Manhattan, has been dubbed the "House of Death" since at least 2005. It's reported that 22 people have died in the house,…
The United States House of Representatives is one of two houses (along with the Senate) of the United States Congress; there are also state houses of representatives. The derogatory nickname of…
"Housemade" (or "house-made") is another food industry term for the over-used "homemade." The terms "housemade" and "homemade" imply that the…
Houston is the name of the most populated city in Texas, named after Sam Houston in 1836. it is pronounced "Hew-ston" or "Heuston." Houston Street in New York City is named (by…
Staten Island was named in honor of the States General in the Netherlands, but an alternative joke etymology spread in the 1930s and 1940s and is still told. The Dutch explorers came into New York…
"Howard Beacher” is the name of an inhabitant of Howard Beach, in the borough of Queens. The name “Howard Beacher” has been cited in print since at least 1930. Wikipedia: Howard Beach,…
"Howl" is the title of a 1955 poem by Allen Ginsberg. HOWL! is the Festival of East Village Arts, a week-long August celebration first held in 2003. 2005's festival celebrated the…
"Howlapeño" (howl + jalapeño) is a portmanteau term that has been infrequently used. "Howlapeño – The painful aftermath of jalapeños or other hot peppers. See also Haburnahole…
The term "Hudson (River) mustache" was popularized in the New York (NY) Times article "River Grime? Triathletes Are Swimming in It" by Lindsay Crouse, published on August 3.…
"Hudson River ale" is a jocular slang term that was used in some New York City restaurants for "water." The seldom-used term was cited in print in 1936 and is of historical…
The "Hudson River Derby" (or "New York Derby") is a soccer match between the New York Red Bulls and the New York City Football Club (NYCFC). NYCFC was formed in 2013 and played…