Loud & Tacky (Lord & Taylor nickname)
Lord & Taylor began in New York City in 1826 and is described in the Wikipedia as "the oldest upscale, specialty-retail department store chain in the United States." The nickname…
Lousy Line or Lousy Local (L or LL subway line)
The New York York City subway's L train has had some unflattering nicknames. When the L was called the LL (1967-1985), it was called the Lousy Line" or Lousy Local." When it became…
Lovable Losers (New York Mets; Chicago Cubs)
The New York Mets became a baseball expansion team in the early 1960s and proceeded to lose many, many games. However, New York fans still attended games to cheer them on. "Lovable Losers --…
Love Feast
A "love feast" is a meal eaten by a Christian congregation, as a token of fellowship. A political "love feast" is a gathering to display reconciliation or good feelings; a…
Love Handle (fat at the waist)
"Love handles" are the rolls of fat that one can pinch around one's waist; the fat is less euphemistically called a "tire" or a "muffin top." Many exercise…
Love Trade
Gold, according to Frank Holmes of U.S. Global Investors, is driven by the "fear trade" and the "love trade." Fear is when the financial press repeats stories of gloom and doom.…
Love Train (L subway line)
The "L" subway line (14th Street -- Canarsie Local) has been dubbed the "Love Train," after the 1972 song by The O'Jays. A Craigslist survey of its "Missed…
Love-locking (Love Lock or Love Padlock)
"Love-locking" is when someone puts a lock (called a "love lock" or "love padlock") on a pole -- such as a pole on a bridge or in a train station -- and throws away…
LOVEINT
The National Security Agency (NSA) and other intelligence agencies have used such terms as "HUMINT" (human intelligence) and "SIGINT" (signals intelligence). In August 2013, the…
Low Information Voter (LIV)
A "low information voter" (LIV) is someone who doesn't follow politics closely, but votes on a candidate's perceived likability and public persona. The term "low…
Low Line
The High Line is a public park that was made from an abandoned elevated railroad on the west side of Manhattan. Two proposed New York City public parks grabbed the "Low Line" moniker. In…
Lower Eastpacking District (Lower East Side + Meatpacking District)
"Lower Eastpacking" (Lower East Side + Meatpacking District) is a neighborhood nickname that indicates that the Lower East Side has the same trendy restaurants and clubs as the…
Lowflation (low + inflation)
"Lewflation" (low + inflation) has been used infrequently since at least 1984. The term "lowflation" was popularized on March 4, 2014 on iMFdirect (a website of the…
LSD (Long Slow Distance)
Running author Joe Henderson published the book Long Slow Distance; The Humane Way to Train (1969). Others had also known that a good way to train was to run slowly over a long distance, but…
Lucky 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…
Luggage On Tarmac (LOT Polish Airlines backronymic nickname)
LOT Polish Airlines was founded in 1929 and is the flag carrier of Poland. LOT has been given the backronymic (back acronym) nickname of "Luggage on Tarmack" (sic) since at least 1991 and…
Lunacracy (lunatics/lunacy + democracy)
"Lunacracy" (lunatics/lunacy + democracy) is an infrequently used term for a loony (or crazy) democracy, run by "lunacrats." The term "lunacracy" was used in the title…
Lunatic Soup (alcoholic drink)
"Lunatic soup" is slang used in Australia and New Zealand for an alcoholic drink. "A lively and humorous Temperance address by the Rev. W. H. Coates, who took as his text the words…
Lunch Break Rager
Flavorpill Media, along with Absolut Vodka, began "Lunch Break" parties in New York City in 2013. New York's workers spend the lunch hour at a dance party instead of at their desks.…
Lunch Break Rave
"Lunch break raves" started in Sweden in the fall of 2010. Instead of eating lunch at a desk, workers go to an hour-long dance party. The "lunch break rave" came to New York…