JetFU (JetBlue nickname)

JetBlue is a low-cost airline headquartered in Forest Hills, Queens, with a main base at John F. Kennedy International Airport (also in Queens). On an August 8, 2010 flight from Pittsburgh to New…

Jew Gardens (Kew Gardens)

Kew Gardens in Queens became home to a large community of Jewish refugees from World War II. "Jew Gardens" is a nickname for Kew Gardens that perhaps was in use in the 1950s. Kew Gardens…

Jewish Penicillin

Chicken soup for the New York soul. (Dictionary of American Regional English)Jewish peniclllin nChicken souo.1968 DARE (Qu. HH30, Things that are nicknamed for different nationalities) Inf NJ30,…

Jewish Piano (a cash register)

Old-time cash registers had many sounds, such as rings, that were sweet music to merchants. The cash register was sometimes called a "Jewish piano," after the stereotype of Jews as…

Jewish Rye Bread

"Jewish Rye Bread" refers to rye bread (with caraway seeds) that has been made in many Jewish communities. "Jewish Rye Bread and Pumpernickel at Barr's 317 N. Main" was…

Jewish Time

"Jewish time" is a sometimes offensive term for "late." A similar term is "colored people's time." The expressions are sometimes not regarded as offensive if told…

Jewish Woodstock

The Woodstock Music & Art Fair took place in August 1969 in the Catskills, in the town of Bethel, Suffolk County, New York, and near the town of Woodstock. Various Jewish music festivals -- in…