Meatarian
A "vegetarian" eats vegetables, but not meat. A "meatarian" eats meat, with little or no vegetables. "Meatarian" has been cited in print since at least 1905.…
Meatatarian
A "vegetarian" eats vegetables, but not meat. A "meatatarian" eats meat, with little or no vegetables. "Meatatarian" has been cited in print since at least 1965.…
Meatball Sandwich (Meatball Hero; Meatball Sub; Meatball Grinder; Meatball Hoagie)
Meatballs served with spaghetti is an Italian-American creation; the dish of "spaghetti and meatballs" became popular in American in the 1920s, just after the first World War. The…
Meatery (meat eatery)
A "meatery" is a simple blend of the words "meat" and "eatery." The term "meatery" has been used since at least 1994 as another term for…
Meatkini (meat + bikini)
A "meatkini" (meat + bikini) is not to be confused with the drink "meatini" (meat + martini). The recording artist Lady Gaga posed in a meat dress or "meatkini" for…
Meatless Monday
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Meatless MondayMeatless Monday is an international campaign that encourages people to not eat meat on Mondays to improve their health and the health of the…
Meatloaf (Meat Loaf)
"Meat loaf" is cited in print since at least 1875-1876; "meatloaf" (one word) became a popular spelling since the 1950s. The meatloaf dish -- ground beef shaped into a loaf --…
Meaty Urologist (“meteorologist” pun)
"Meteorologist" sounds like "meaty urologist," and the pun has been printed on several images. "By the way, why are all the weather forecasts on television given by meaty…
Mecca (Madison Square Garden nickname)
Madison Square Garden is often called the "mecca," a puzzling term to many today. However, the term "mecca" was first applied to the second Madison Square Garden (at Madison…
Mecca of Telephone Men
Around 1900, when the telephone was new, New York City was the "mecca of telephone men." The nickname was rarely used then and quickly died, but it's sometimes given in lists of New…
Mecca on the Hudson
The proposed "Ground Zero Mosque" in 2009-2010 caused some fears of the Islamization of New York City. The nickname "Manhattanistan" for "Manhattan" began to be used.…
Media Doesn’t Matter (Media Matters nickname)
Media Matters for America is a progressive media organization that monitors the conservative media, such as Fox News and talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. Some critics of Media Matters have called it…
Media Mutters (Media Matters nickname)
Media Matters for America is a progressive media organization that monitors the conservative media, such as Fox News and talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. Media Matters was organized in 2004 as a…
Mediacracy (media + -cracy); Mediaocracy (media + -ocracy)
The term "mediacracy" (media + -cracy), meaning the rule of media, was coined in the book title Mediacracy: American Parties and Politics in the Communications Age (1975) by Kevin…
Mediacrat (media + -crat)
A "mediacrat" is a member of the media who decides the information that the public will consume. "Mediacrat" has been cited in print since at least 1974. The term…
Medical Industrial Complex
The term "medical-industrial complex" borrows its name from "military-industrial complex," a name used in the farewell address of President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 17,…
Medicated Majority
The political term "medicated majority" was coined by this article by S. D. Wells on the Natural News website on November 26, 2018: "The Medicated Majority – Democratic leadership…
Medicrat (medical + bureaucrat)
"Medicrat" (medical + bureaucrat) is a term that has been used frequently since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), commonly known as…
Mediocre But Aggressive (“MBA” backronym)
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree doesn't always impress everyone and has been infrequently given the backronym (back acronym) of "Mediocre But Aggressive." The…
Mediocre But Arrogant (“MBA” backronym)
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree doesn't always impress everyone and has sometimes been given the backronym (back acronym) of "Mediocre But Arrogant." The nickname…