A National Hockey League game between the New Jersey Devils (1982-) and the New York Rangers has been called the "Hudson River rivalry" or the "Battle of the Hudson River." A…
A National Hockey League game between the New Jersey Devils (1982-) and the New York Rangers has been called the "Hudson River rivalry" or the "Battle of the Hudson River." A…
The Huffington Post was started on May 9, 2005, by Arianna Huffington and others; the website features liberal/progressive news and opinion. "Huffing Paint Post" (implying…
The Huffington Post was started on May 9, 2005, by Arianna Huffington and others; the website features liberal/progressive news and opinion. "The Huffington Joke" is an infrequently used…
The Huffington Post (now HuffPost) was started on May 9, 2005, by Arianna Huffington and others; the website features liberal/progressive news and opinion. The unflattering nickname of…
Baseball manager Miller Huggins (1878-1929) managed the St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1917) and the New York Yankees (1918-1929). Both teams were sometimes nicknamed "Hug's Men" or…
Baseball manager Miller Huggins (1878-1929) managed the St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1917) and the New York Yankees (1918-1929). Both teams were sometimes nicknamed "Huggins'(s)…
Baseball manager Miller Huggins (1878-1929) managed the St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1917) and the New York Yankees (1918-1929). Both teams were sometimes nicknamed "Huggins'(s)…
Baseball manager Miller Huggins (1878-1929) managed the St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1917) and the New York Yankees (1918-1929). Both teams were sometimes nicknamed "Hug's Men" or…
A "chop shop" is an auto body "shop" where vehicles are "chopped" up for their parts. Abortion clinics have also been called "chop shops." "I agree with…
The New York Public Library has an "Ask NYPL" help line staffed by librarians to answer queries. The Google search engine now answers most people's queries, but Ask NYPL still exists…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Hummingbird CakeHummingbird cake is a banana-pineapple spice cake common in the Southern United States. Ingredients include flour, sugar, salt, vegetable oil,…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: HummusHummus is a Levantine Arab food dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. It is…
"Hump Day" is a day that gets people "over the hump" (over 50% completion of something). The "hump day" of the seven-day week is Wednesday. The term "hump…
Both "Little Hungary" and "Little Germany" used to be located in Manhattan's lower east side. Gradually, both communities moved uptown to Yorkville. Yorkville's East…
"Oxygin" (oxygen + gin) and "hydrogin" (hydrogen + gin) are jocular terms. A now-classic joke was printed in Manners: A Novel by Miss Francis Moore: "Every body learns…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Staten Island TunnelThe Staten Island Tunnel is an abandoned, incomplete railway/subway tunnel in New York City. It was intended to connect railways on Staten…
"Jew York" and "Hymietown" are two terms that reflect New York City's large Jewish population. Both terms are usually considered derogatory. The poet Ezra Pound (1885-1972)…
"Hyperpalatable" (and also "hyperpalatability") was coined by American author and administrator David A. Kessler in his book, The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the…
"hypotwit a cross between a hypocrit and a twit, also how small kids miss pronounce the word!" was posted in the Urban Dictionary on March 30, 2005. This was before Twitter.…