Training Table
A training table is a table where athletes in training are provided meals. The term was popularly used in competitive rowing (especially between Harvard and Yale) in the 1870s and 1880s and is…
Trainmageddon or Trainageddon (train + Armageddon)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has many service changes from planned construction and maintenance work; "The Weekender" website lists the changes. The terms…
Traitorcrat (traitor + bureaucrat/Democrat)
"Traitorcrat” could be a form of the words “traitor” and “bureaucrat,” but usage usually refers to a “Democrat.” Users of “traitorcrat” have claimed that the Democrats…
Trans-slender
"Trans-slender" or "translender" is a pun on "transgender." "Um no I'm not fat I'm very translender" was posted on Twitter by Van on May 9, 2015.…
Transfarency (transparency + fare)
Southwest Airlines introduced its "transfarency" (transparency + fare) advertising campaign in 2015. The word "transfarency" was filed for a trademark on June 19, 2015.…
Translaptation (translation + adaptation)
A "translaptation" is a work that is both a translation and an adaptation of the original. Playwright David Ives popularized the term in 2010 with his "translaptation" of the…
Translender
"Trans-slender" or "translender" is a pun on "transgender." "Um no I'm not fat I'm very translender" was posted on Twitter by Van on May 9, 2015.…
TRAP Law or TRAP Bill (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers)
A "TRAP law" or "TRAP bill" (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) is a piece of legislation to limit the activities of abortion clinics. The term "TRAP" has been…
Trashed Tuesday (Trashy Tuesday)
"Trashed Tuesday" (or "Trashy Tuesday") is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. Alcoholic drinks are sold on this day, often at a reduced price. “Trashed Tuesday”…
Trashuries (trash + Treasuries)
A United States Treasury security (the securities are usually called "Treasuries") is a debt financing instrument backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. The…
Tray Stackers Association (Transportation Security Administration or TSA nickname)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began in 2001 under the U.S. Department of Transportation; in 2003, TSA was moved to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. TSA agents often use…
Trayvonista (Trayvon Martin + -ista)
A "Trayvonista" (Trayvon Marton + -ista, as in words such as "Sandinista" and "fashionista") is a supporter of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager who was shot and…
Treadmill of Mediocrity (Mediocrity Treadmill)
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterJonathan Givony@DraftExpressPritchard: Treadmill of mediocrity- Getting 8th seed in NBA playoffs year after year. #ssac12:41 PM - 4 Mar 11 ESPNMark Cuban hopes…
Treason magazine (Reason magazine nickname)
Reason magazine was founded in 1968 as an American libertarian monthly. People who believe that Reason no longer represents true libertarian ideals have nicknamed it Treason (or tReason) magazine.…
Treasoncrat (treason + bureaucrat/Democrat)
"Treasoncrat" could be a form of the words "treason" and "bureaucrat," but usage usually refers to a "Democrat." Users of "treasoncrat" have…
Tree of Hope
The "Tree of Hope" in Harlem stood before the old Lafayette Theatre at Seventh Avenue and 131st Street. Actors who stood beneath it would gain employment. The tree was cut down in 1934 to…
Tree-hugger
A "tree hugger" (or "tree-hugger") is an extreme environmentalist, so-named because many such activists hugged trees to prevent their removal. The term "tree-hugger"…
Trekathon (trek + marathon)
A "trekathon" (trek + marathon) is an extensive trek, usually up a mountain. "Trek-a-thon" has been cited in print since at least 1998. The website trekathon.com explained in…
Tremonter (inhabitant of Tremont, Bronx)
"Tremonter” is the name of an inhabitant of Tremont (and also East Tremont), in the borough of the Bronx. The name “East Tremonter” has been cited in print since at least 1887.…
Tri-State Area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut)
New York's "tri-state area" is almost always New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Some times in the past, Connecticut might have been dropped for Pennsylvania or Delaware. An old…