Gymtimidation (gym + intimidation)
"Gymtimidation" (gym + intimidation) is for someone to be intimidated from going to a gym. Planet Fitness has used "No Gymtimidation" in its ads and has trademarked this since…
Gyoza (Japanese Ravioli)
"Gyoza" are Japanese food wrappers (or dumplings), similar to Chinese "jiaozi." The dish became popular in Japan following World War II. "YAKI GYO-ZA" was printed in…
Gypsy Moth Republican
A "gypsy moth Republican" is a moderate Republican from the Midwest or the Northeast (where gypsy moths cause frequent infestations). The term "gypsy moth" has been cited in…
Gypsy Robe (Legacy Robe)
The "gypsy robe" is a Broadway musical tradition that has nothing to do with the famous musical Gypsy (1959). The robe (a negligee) originally began with the musical Gentlemen Prefer…
Gyro
"Gyro" is the Greek version of New York's Italian "hero" sandwich. "Gyros" was cited in The Globe and Mail (Toronto, ON) on June 16, 1964. "Typically they…
Habibi City
New York magazine called New York City "Habibi City" for its cover story in August 2026. In 2026, New York City had its first Muslim mayor in Zohran Mamdani. "Hababi" is Arabic,…
Hablanero (habla + habanero)
"Habanero" is a hot variety of chili pepper. "Hablanero" -- "habla" is Spanish for "speak" -- is a joke. "El hablanero pimiento, the speaking…
Hack-a-Player or Hack-a-Shaq (basketball foul strategy)
Shaquille O'Neal was a powerful force in the NBA when he got the basketball near the basket, but he was only a .527 career free throw shooter. Teams tried a "hack-a-Shaq" strategy --…
Had One Never Did Again (Honda backronymic nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P.Honda Wikipedia: HondaHonda Motor Company, Limited (本田技研工業株式会社 Honda Giken Kōgyō KK?, IPA: [hoɴda]; /ˈhɒndə/) is a Japanese public multinational…
Hail (ice); “Hold the hail” (hold the ice)
Newspapers.com 6 June 1922, Oklahoma City (OK) Times, "Chatter of Soda Jerkers Has a Jazz Flavor All Its Own, Experts Declare," pg. 7, col. 7: "Sky juice, sky high, heavey on the…
Haines Bottom (call of a market bottom on March 10, 2009)
CNBC Squawk on the Street host Mark Haines (1946-2011) went on the air on March 10, 2009 and declared that there was a bottom to the stock market. "I'm going to step out on a limb…
Hairbag (veteran police officer)
"Hairbag" (also "hair bag" and "hairbagger") is slang for a veteran police officer. The exact meaning of the slang term (cited in print since 1958) is unknown, but a…
Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge (“homework” backronym)
"Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge" is a popular backronym (back acronym) of the word "homework" and has appeared on many images. "H.O.M.E.W.O.R.K. = half of my…
Half-and-Half (dairy product)
"Half-and-half" is -- among other combinations -- half cream and half milk, a dairy product frequently added to coffee. Rules were made in 1954 by state and city health departments and…
Half-and-Half (sweet tea + unsweetened iced tea)
"Half-and-half" (or "half-'n'-half") iced tea is half sweet tea and half unsweetened iced tea. The drink is popular in the South, where sweet tea (with lots and lots…
Half-and-Half Pizza
A "half-and-half" pizza (also sometimes called a "split" pie) is a pizza with different toppings on each half. For example, one half could have a pepperoni topping and the other…
Half-Baked
Something that is "half-baked" is something that is not fully cooked or fully developed. "Half-baked" can apply to a food (as the term originally was), or it can apply to an…
Half-Smoke
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Half-smokeA half-smoke is a type of sausage found in the United States capital of Washington, D.C., and the surrounding region. A half-smoke is similar to a…
Halftime Flush or Super Bowl Flush (bathroom break during halftime)
A "halftime flush" (or "Super Bowl halftime flush") is when the television viewers of a widely watched sporting event (such as the football's Super Bowl or soccer's…
Hall of Fame for Great Americans
New York City has a Hall of Fame, the first one in the country. It's the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, opened in 1901, on the campus of what is now Bronx Community College. Few people…