Pulse Loan
A "pulse loan" is a loan given to anyone with a pulse. It's sometimes said that banks so dearly wanted to make mortgages (and collect mortgage fees) that the banks would give a loan…
PUMA (Party Unity My Ass)
A "puma" is a cougar (Puma concolor). PUMA also stands for "Party Unity My Ass," an organization formed June 1, 2008 of supporters of New York Senator Hillary Clinton in her…
Pumpkin House (Hudson Heights, Manhattan)
The "Pumpkin House" is the 1920s 3,144-square-foot home at 16 Chittenden Avenue, above the Henry Hudson Parkway at 186th Street, in Manhattan's Washington Heights (or Hudson…
Pumpkin Spice Latte
Entry in progress -- B..P. Business InsiderStarbucks' Beloved Pumpkin Spice Latte Almost Didn't HappenNORA LANDIS-SHACK FOODBEAST SEP. 9, 2013, 12:11 PM(...)Ten years ago, as coffee gurus…
Punchball (Punch Ball)
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Dictionary of American Regional English)punchball n esp NYCA game similar to baseball played with a rubber ball that is hit with the fist.1935 Ware Greenwich Village 144…
Pundemic (pun + pandemic)
A pandemic of jokes might be called a "pundemic" (pun + pandemic). "America's decades-long 'pundemic' originated, West explains, in a fertile matrix" was printed…
Pundette (female pundit)
The term "pundit" applies to both men and women. Critics of U.S. president Bill Clinton in the 1998 Monica Lewinsky intern sex scandal included conservative commentators such as Ann…
Punditocracy
A "punditocracy" is influence or rule (like an "aristocracy") by political pundits and pundettes. The term was used by political pundit Michael Kinsley in 1987, but was…
PUnivision (Univision nickname)
Univision is an American Spanish language broadcast television network headquartered in Los Angeles to New York City. Univision has been nicknamed "PUnivision" (P.U. + Univision) since at…
Punyvision (Univision nickname)
Univision is an American Spanish language broadcast television network headquartered in Los Angeles to New York City. Univision has been nicknamed "Punyvision" (puny + Univision) since at…
Puppy Chow (cereal snack)
"Puppy chow" is a snack where Chex or Crispix cereal is coated with melted chocolate and peanut butter, and then dusted with powdered sugar. The name comes from when the Ralston Purina…
Puppy Dog Close (sales technique)
The "puppy dog close" is a popular sales technique that originated with pet store owners. A customer is told that he or she can take the puppy home for a few days to try it out. After the…
Pure Bull Shit (Public Broadcasting Service or PBS nickname)
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and television program distributor. Some people who dislike PBS have given it the obvious nickname of "Pure B.S."…
Purple Cow (grape soda float)
"Purple cow" was an 1895 poetic creation of Gelett Burgess (1866-1951). In 1930, "purple cow" became a popular drink of grape juice with ice cream. The modern "purple…
Purple State
Entry in progress -- B.P. A purple state is also called a "battleground state" and a "swing state." Wikipedia: Red states and blue statesThe terms "red states" and…
Putting Green (a bed of parsley)
A "putting green" is a bed of parsley, tightly packed like a golf putting green. The turn-in boxes at barbecue competitions feature "putting greens," some with shredded lettuce…
Puzzle Palace (Pentagon, National Security Agency nickname)
The Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, is a five-sided building in Arlington County, Virginia that opened in 1943. The Pentagon nickname of "Puzzle Palace…
Pyramid Scheme
A "financial pyramid" is one where there are many people/investors at the bottom of the pyramid, but few at the top. A "pyramid scheme" pays off the oldest investors by getting…
Qeaster or QEaster (quarantine + Easter)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines, and this occurred on the Easter 2020 religious holiday on April 12, 2020. "Qeaster" or "QEaster" (quarantine +…
QEeen (quantitative easing or QE + queen)
In 2013, Janet Yellen was nominated for Federal Reserve chair. The Federal Reserve has a well known quantitative easing (QE) program (called "money printing" by many). During…