Pandemitard (pandemic + retard)
"Pandemitard" is a portmanteau of the words "pandemic" and "retard." A pandemitard overreacts to pandemic information in the news, and overprepares and panics. The…
Pandemocrat (pandemic + Democrat)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in the words "pandemicrat" (pandemic + bureaucrat) and "pandemocrat" (pandemic + Democrat) that began to be used in February 2020.…
Pander Bear (pander + panda bear)
Former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas (1941-1997) called Arkansas Governor < href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton">Bill Clinton a "pander bear" (pander +…
Pandowdy (Pan-dowdy; Pan Dowdy; Apple Dowdy)
Entry in progress -- B.P. wiseGEEKWhat is a Pandowdy? Pandowdy, sometimes written as pan dowdy, is a dessert with an unknown origin. The name however, has long been fun to use, and the dessert to…
Panic Beach or Panic Island (Broadway and West 47th Street, opposite Palace Theatre)
The Palace Theatre (Broadway between 46th and 47th Streets) opened in 1913 and hosted vaudeville acts until 1932, when it became a movie palace. The Palace Theatre now is home to Broadway shows. To…
Panic Beach or Panic Island (Broadway and West 47th Street, outside Palace Theatre)
The Palace Theatre (Broadway between 46th and 47th Streets) opened in 1913 and hosted vaudeville acts until 1932, when it became a movie palace. The Palace Theatre now is home to Broadway shows. To…
Panic City
The term "panic city" refers to the demand for some immediate action to end a bad situation. "Panic city" has been cited in print since the 1970s. New York Mets general manager…
Panic Saturday or Super Saturday (Saturday before Christmas)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Super SaturdaySuper Saturday or Panic Saturday is the last Saturday before Christmas, a major day of revenue for American retailers, marking the end of the…
Panican
"Panican" is a word that U.S. President Donald J. Trump posted on X/Twitter on April 7, 2025. and this received over 487,000 likes: "The United States has a chance to do something…
Panicdemic (panic + pandemic)
"Panicdemic" (panic + pandemic) became a popular word during the swine influenza on 2009 and the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak. A "panicdemic" describes a pandemic (real or…
Panini (sandwich)
"Panini" (plural) or "panino" (singular") is Italian for "roll(s)." The sandwich included with that bread roll also began to be called a "panino" or…
Panko Chicken
"Tonkatsu" is a Japanese dish of deep-fried pork cutlets. The cutlets are coated with panko, a Japanese brand of flaky bread crumbs. Chicken cutlets -- instead of pork -- are often made,…
Panquake (pan/pancake + earthquake)
"Panquake" (pan/pancake + earthquake) is a jocular term from "pancake." "Frisco Breakfast: Panquakes and syrup" was printed in the Miami (FL) News on August 7, 1979.…
Pansy
The term "pansy" (an effeminate man) was popularized in the 1920s by New York City-born actor, comedian, singer, vaudevillian, and pianist Jimmy Durante (1893-1980). The Durante routine…
Panzarotti (Panzerotti)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Italian foods similar and often confused with panzarotti include the calzone, stromboli and hippie roll/eppie roll. Wikipedia: PanzarottiPanzarotti or panzerotti are…
Pap Schmear (papaya cream cheese spread)
A "pap smear" has nothing to do with a "schmear" (or "shmear"), but there are jokes. Sometimes the "pap" stands for "papaya," "paprika"…
Pap Schmear (paprika cream cheese spread)
A "pap smear" has nothing to do with a "schmear" (or "shmear"), but there are jokes. Sometimes the "pap" stands for "papaya," "paprika"…
Papa Has Dough (“Ph.D” backronym)
The doctorate degree (Ph.D.) is expensive to acquire. The student's father often has to pay for it. "Papa Has Dough" -- "dough" is slang for money -- is a Ph.D. backronym…
Paper Cut Finder (hand sanitizer)
Hand sanitizer will make a paper cut sting. Hand sanitizers given the label "paper cut finder" have been shown on many images. "'Hand sanitizer' should be re-labelled…
Paperati (paper + -ati)
"Paperari" is a portmanteau of "paper" and perhaps "literati," forming a word that resembles "paparazzi." The term comes from the precious metals blog…