Murder Burger
"Murder Burger" is sold at the First Way Deli ("Home of the Murder Burger") in the Bronx, at 1030 East Tremont Avenue and West Farms. The deli's "Murder Burger"…
"Murder Burger" is sold at the First Way Deli ("Home of the Murder Burger") in the Bronx, at 1030 East Tremont Avenue and West Farms. The deli's "Murder Burger"…
"Murder, Inc." is the name of the old criminal association of the 1930s and 1940s. The name was coined in a New York World-Telegram headline, from headline writer Asa Bordages…
"Murderers' Row" is a true New York City term. It grew from the infamous "Tombs" prison (long demolished) in the 1800s. In the 1920s, "Murderers' Row" was…
Moderna is an American pharmaceutical that manufactured an mRNA vaccine during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. This vaccine was Moderna's only product, and some critics called the company…
The New York Observer has called the Murray Hill section of Manhattan "Murray Hell." The strip of Third Avenue, between 29th and 38th Street, just has too many young people. The horror!…
"Murray Hiller” is the name of an inhabitant of Murray Hill, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Murray Hiller” has been cited in print since at least 1870. Wikipedia: Murray Hill,…
The blog "Welcome to Murraytown" was started in late May 2008, with the slogan: 'Reporting from the front lines of Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Gramercy & the Flatiron." This blog…
"Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Essential" is a backronym (back acronym) for the word "Marine." This is alleged lack of intelligence not necessarily true; it has been…
Dean & DeLuca, an upscale grocery store, opened in New York City's SoHo district in September 1977 by Joel Dean, Giorgio DeLuca and Jack Ceglic. "Museum of Fine Food" is a Dean…
"Mushroom management" (also called the "mushroom theory of management" or the "mushroom treatment") is a jocular employee relations term. One worked described a…
New York City's "Music Row" was a collection of music instrument stores and repair shops along Manhattan's West 48th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. The stores began…
The music you hear in the subways is often quite good, and there's a reason for that. The performers must first try out under the MTA's "Music Under New York" (MUNY) program.…
"Muspandering" (Muslim + pandering) was coined in December 2015 by Mark Robinson MP, LNP State Member for Cleveland, Queensland (Australia). The politically charged term has had limited…
"Must-see TV" was NBC's promotional name for its Thursday night lineup of comedies in the fall of 1993. NBC promo producer Don Holm came up with the name. However, the "must-see…
Schuster's Tomato Pies on Whittaker Avenue in Trenton, New Jersey, had a banner, "The Home of the Mustard Pie." Supposedly, in the late 1970s or early 1980s, a drunk customer came in…
Schuster's Tomato Pies on Whittaker Avenue in Trenton, New Jersey, had a banner, "The Home of the Mustard Pie." Supposedly, in the late 1970s or early 1980s, a drunk customer came in…
"Mutton-chop whiskers" are sideburns (extending into a bead) that look like a pair of mutton chops on the side of a man's face. The term "mutton-chop whiskers" was printed…
The New York Mets baseball team is sometimes called the "Mutts" (dogs), usually by Yankee fans or other non-fans of the club. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mutts muttsa…
"Mutual(ly) assured blackmail" (MAB) is a term similar to "mutual(ly) assured destruction" (MAD). Everyone in the government spies on everyone else and learns secrets, so…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some requirements to wear face masks. “Muzzletard” (face mask + retard) represents someone who wears a mask, or is a fanatic that everyone wears a…