Macaroni Salad
Entry in progress -- B.P. OCLC WorldCat recordTuna-Macaroni SaladAuthor: S BjerknessPublisher: [Long Island City, NY : Imagimedic Productions, c1983-Edition/Format: Article Article :…
MacB (name used to avoid “Macbeth” curse)
William Shakespeare's play Macbeth includes witches, and theater tradition has it that the play is cursed. Saying the play's name or its lines (outside of an actual performance) is said…
MacBee (name used to avoid “Macbeth” curse)
William Shakespeare's play Macbeth includes witches, and theater tradition has it that the play is cursed. Saying the play's name or its lines (outside of an actual performance) is said…
Maccy D’s (McDonald’s nickname)
"Maccy D's" is a popular nickname for McDonald's fast food restaurants in the United Kingdom. "Maccy Ds" was posted on the newsgroup uk.singles on June 17, 1996.…
MacDaddy (name used to avoid “Macbeth” curse)
William Shakespeare's play Macbeth includes witches, and theater tradition has it that the play is cursed. Saying the play's name or its lines (outside of an actual performance) is said…
Mackers (name used to avoid “Macbeth” curse)
William Shakespeare's play Macbeth includes witches, and theater tradition has it that the play is cursed. Saying the play's name or its lines (outside of an actual performance) is said…
Macro Tourist
"Macro tourist" was defined by the blog Business Insider on APril 4, 2013: "Note: The term 'macro tourist' refers to someone who is not a traditional macro expert stepping…
Mad Men (Madison Avenue admen)
The television show Mad Men premiered on July 19, 2007 and looks at the "ad men" of Madison Avenue in the 1960s (when the advertising professionals were mostly men). The term "mad…
Mad Money
"Mad money" was a term in the flapper slang of 1922. Flappers carried some "mad money" on them (a few dollars, in the time before credit cards), just in case of an emergency,…
Madhattan (mad + Manhattan)
"Madhattan" (fmad + Manhattan) illustrates the craziness of New York City. James Aswell (1906-1955) used "Madhattan" often in his "New York" newspaper columns in 1932…
Madness Square Garden (Madison Square Garden nickname)
Madison Square Garden (an indoor sports arena in Midtown Manhattan, the home of basketball's New York Knicks and hockey's New York Rangers) is infrequently nicknamed "Madness Square…
Mae West (life preserver jacket)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Mae WestMary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex…
MAGA (Microsoft, Apple, Google and Amazon)
"MAGA" (meaning "Make America Great Again") was popularized in by Donald Trump in his 2016 presidential campaign. “'Trump's meeting with tech CEOS: Immigration,…
MAGAT (MAGA + maggot; Make America Great Again Terrorist)
"Make America Great Again" (MAGA) is a U.S. presidential campaign slogan that was used by Donald Trump in 2016. The portmanteau of "MAGAt" or "MAGAT" (also…
MAGAt or MAGAT (MAGA + maggot)
"Make America Great Again" (MAGA) is a U.S. presidential campaign slogan that was used by Donald Trump in 2016. The portmanteau of "MAGAt" or "MAGAT" (also…
MAGATS (MAGA + maggots; Make America Great Again Trump Supporters)
"Make America Great Again" (MAGA) is a U.S. presidential campaign slogan that was used by Donald Trump in 2016. The portmanteau of "MAGAt" or "MAGAT" (also…
MAGGAT (MAGA + maggot)
"Make America Great Again" (MAGA) is a U.S. presidential campaign slogan that was used by Donald Trump in 2016. The portmanteau of "MAGAt" or "MAGAT" (also…
Magic Number
A "magic number" is the combination of team wins and a contending team's losses that will clinch a playoff spot or title. A "tragic number" is the opposite -- a combination…
Magnet School
The first "magnet school" was in Philadelphia in the 1960s, not New York. A "magnet" school specializes in something (science or performing arts or business, for example) to…
MAGS (Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Salesforce)
Deutsche Bank invented the acronym "MAGS" (Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Salesforce) in December 2015 to describe four high-performing tech stocks. "FANG" is a similar acronym…