Poor, Hungry Doctor (“Ph.D.” backronym)
A doctor can hold a Ph.D. degree or an M.D. degree. However, someone with an M.D. (medicine) is more likely to make more money than someone with a Ph.D. in English literature. A popular saying…
Pop-Up Bar
A "pop-up bar" is a bar that is intended to be temporary, such as one for a concert or for a sporting event (such as the Olympics). "Pop-up bar" has been cited in print since at…
Pop-Up Café
The New York City Department of Transportation initiated a pilot "pop-up café" plan in the summer of 2010 and then started some cafés in 2011. Parking spaces are removed to create small…
Pop-Up Hotel
The "pop-up hotel" follows a trend opf pther pop-ups, such as the pop-up restaurant. Pop-up hotels are usually set up for specific events, such as a sports festival or a music festival.…
Pop-Up Restaurant
A "pop-up restaurant" is a temporary restaurant, often established for a certain event or season. The term "pop-up restaurant" has been cited in print since at least 2006;…
Popcorn at the movies
Eating popcorn at a movie theater is a popular tradition now, but popcorn wasn't always served at the movies. Samuel M. Rubin ("Sam the Popcorn Man," who died in 2004 at age 85) is…
Popcorn Chicken
"Popcorn chicken" is a dish of bite-sized pieces of fried chicken, resembling popcorn. Gene Gagliardi developed Popcorn Chicken for the KFC restaurant menu, introduced by August 1992. KFC…
Popcorn Tea
Genmaicha ("brown rice tea" in Japanese) contains toasted glutinous rice; some grains explode like popcorn when the tea is made. The genmaicha nickname of "popcorn tea" has been…
Pope of America (Archbishop of Archdiocese of New York)
After Timothy M. Dolan was selected to be the Archbishop of New York, the New York (NY) Times wrote in March 2009: "The archbishop of New York, with his pulpit in the media nexus of the world,…
Popera (pop/popular + opera)
"Popera" (pop/popular + opera) is an operatic style meant to appeal to a popular audience that normally doesn't like opera. The term "popera" has been used infrequently…
Poptail (popsicle + cocktail)
A "poptail" (popsicle + cocktail) is a frozen cocktail on a popsicle stick. "Poptail" has been cited in print since at least November 2005. Chicago's DeLaCosta restaurant…
Populist (Populism)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: PopulistPopulist may refer to: . A supporter of Populism, a political philosophy urging social and political system change that favours "the people"…
Porchclimbers (American League baseball team, later called Yankees)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other early nicknames of the New York Yankees include "Highlanders," "Hilltoppers" and "Invaders." Wikipedia: New York YankeesThe New York…
Pork Barrel
The pork barrel was a prized culinary possession in the 19th century, able to feed many mouths. "Pork barrel" and "pork" came to mean special political benefits to a particular…
Pork Chops and Applesauce
"Pork chops and applesauce" is a popular combination. "I see an abundance of lamb chops cooking at one fire, while the other is engaged with pork chops and apple sauce" was…
Pork New York Chop
The National Pork Board and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2013 created new names for cuts of pork; the new names -- such as "porterhouse chop," "T-bone chop,"…
Porkulus or Porkulous; Porkapalooza; Porktastic (full of “pork barrel” spending)
In 2009, President Barack Obama presented an economic stimulus bill with an almost $1 trillion cost. Conservative commentators pointed out that the stimulus bill was loaded with "pork…
Porno-Graphic (New York Evening Graphic nickname)
The New York (NY) Evening Graphic had a brief run from 1924 to 1932, but it was known for its high circulation in the city and its sensationalism, such as stories of murder and photos of the human…
Port-au-Prince of America
On March 13, 2024, New York City Mayor Eric Adams posted on X/Twitter: "We call New York City the Port-Au-Prince of America. We feel the pain our Haitian neighbors feel as the situation grows…
Portocrat (bureaucrat from the Port Authority)
The New York Daily News has called bureaucrats from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey "portocrats" since at least 1996. The newspaper has been a stinging critic of the Port…