Pizzaflation (pizza + inflation)

"Pizzaflation" (pizza + inflation) is an infrequently used term. As printed in a 1987 newspaper. "pizzaflation" meant the inflation of pizza crust. A 2012 blog described…

Pizzagiana (pizza + parmigiana)

Quality Italian Steakhouse opened in 2013 at Sith Avenue and West 57th Street in Manhattan. One specialty of the menu was "Chicken Parmigiana (For Two)," but the dish looked like a giant…

Plain Jane

A "plain Jane" is a girl or a woman who is of average or unremarkable appearance. The person may or may not actually be named "Jane." "Plain Jane" was printed in The…

Plastic Banana

American conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said in 1994, "phony baloney, plastic banana, good-time rock and roll pontificators - sweet justice!" Limbaugh used "plastic…

Play Street

A "play street" is a street closed to vehicular traffic so that children can play. "Play streets" -- cited in New York since 1915 -- usually are designated during the summer,…

Playcation (play + vacatinn)

"Playcation" (play + vacation) became a popular term -- following "staycation" -- the financial crisis of 2008. Maxine Maesinger (1925-2001), the "Big City Beat"…