Hangover Brunch
The words "hangover" and "brunch" were introduced in the 1890s and 1900s, but they weren't put together as "hangover brunch" until 1950 (the first recorded…
Hangry (hungry + angry)
"Hangry" (hungry + angry) is a term for anger induced by hunger. If a restaurant is slow to deliver food, the customers could get "hangry." "Hangry for hungry and…
Hangtown Fry
"Hangtown fry" is a dish of bacon and oysters and eggs, fried together. "Hangtown" is the old name of what is now Placerville, California. Some legends state that the dish…
Hanukkah Gelt
Jewish children celebrating Hanukkah or Chanukah (the Festival of Lights) traditionally have received "Hanukkah gelt" (money), which the children would spend on candies or on a charitable…
Hanukkah Gelt
Jewish children celebrating Hanukkah or Chanukah (the Festival of Lights) traditionally have received "Hanukkah gelt" (money), which the children would spend on candies or on a charitable…
Happetite (happy + appetite)
"Happetite" (happy + appetite) is a portmanteau word that has been used for online screen names and for business names. A person who loves barbecue and goes to one has a…
Happier Hour
The "happy hour" is usually the time an establishment serves reduced-price drinks; "happy hour" has been cited in print since at least 1951. Taco Bell trademarked "happier…
Happy Family (Chinese dish)
"Happy Family" is a popular Chinese-American dish at many restaurants, but the ingredients can vary. Ch'uen chi fu ("happy family") was cited in the Brooklyn (NY) Daily…
Happy Hour
"Happy hour" originally meant an "hour of happiness" (often childhood happiness) and is cited in print from about 1702. The term "happy hour" was used in the navy…
Happy Minute (similar to “happy hour”)
Many bars and restaurants have a "happy hour." Some people have suggested a "happy munute." "Happy minute should replace hour" was published by the BBC on March 7,…
Happy Together (Chinese dish of shrimp and chicken)
"Happy Together" is a Chinese-American restaurant dish, perhaps inspired by the song "Happy Together" (1967) by the American rock band the Turtles. "HAPPY TOGETHER .. 8.95…
Happy Waitress (grilled cheese sandwich with bacon and tomato)
The "Happy Waitress" is a diner classic dish that consists of an open-face grilled cheese sandwich with tomato and bacon, usually served with a side order of french fries. The dish has…
Happy Warrior
English Romantic poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850) wrote "Character of the Happy Warrior" in 1806, after the death of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805). Many people in the…
Happytalism (happy + -talism)
"Happytalism" (happy + -talism) is defined by the United Nations New World Order: "Happytalism is a new economic paradigm which places happiness, well-being, and freedom at the…
Harbor District
New York always had a harbor, but "Harbor District" is a name that was proposed in 2006 by the city's Economic Development Corporation to create a "unified identity" for…
Hard Line (Hard Liner)
A "hard line" (also "hard-line" or "hardline") is an uncompromising set of beliefs. "Hard line" has been cited in print since at least 1949 and possibly was…
Hardball
Chris Matthews popularized the political term "hardball" with his book, Hardball: How politics is played, told by one who knows the game (1988), and his MSNBC political show (since 1999),…
Hare Krishna Tree (American Elm in Tompkins Square Park)
The "Hare Krishna Tree" is an American Elm in Tompkins Square Park, under which the Hare Krishna movement began in America in 1966. Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada…
Harlem Apple (cocktail)
The "Harlem Apple" cocktail was created by Nils Noren and Marcus Samuelsson (of Harlem's Red Rooster, at 310 Lenox Avenue) for Self Help Africa's New York Change-Maker's…
Harlem Big Apple Club Plaque Removed (2006)
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food…