Rags to Riches
"Rags to riches" is an expression to describe someone who was poor (wearing "rags") and who has become rich. "Rags to riches" has been cited in print in 1875 amd 1878,…
Ragtime Rialto (West 28th Street, also called “Tin Pan Alley”)
"Ragtime Rialto" was another name for what is now called "Tin Pan Alley," where the song publishers assembled on West 28th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The…
Ragtime Rialto (West 28th Street)
"Ragtime Rialto" was another name for what is now called "Tin Pan Alley," where the song publishers assembled on West 28th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The…
Rainbow Bagel
Entry in progress -- B.P. QuickTapSurvey BlogRainbow Bagels Are Breaking The Internet: Why Innovation Will Save Your BusinessBy Shereen Dindar on February 3, 2016The Bagel Store in Brooklyn, New…
Rainbow Jihad
American talk radio host and author Steve Deace popularized the term "Rainbow Jihad" in 2014 and 2015. The term refers to what other conservative writers have called the "gay…
Rally Tuesday
The stock market (New York Stock Exchange) on Tuesday in the first half of 2013 had a 20-week-long streak of always entering positive territory at the end of the day. The Wall Street Journal had an…
RAMBO (Right After Manhattan Bridge Overpass)
RAMBO (Right After the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is similar to DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass). In 2005, RAMBO (suggested by Heath Binder and Adam Wills) won a Curbed.com…
Ramen Burger
A "Ramen Burger" is a hamburger with a ramen noodle bun. The dish was created by Keizo Shimamoto and was served at Brooklyn's Smorgasburg in August 2013. The burger also contains…
Ramenrrito (ramen + burrito)
Presstea (167 Seventh Avenue South in Manhattan) introduced the "ramenrrito" (ramen noodles + burrito) in 2013. The name "ramenrrito" was trademarked with a first use in…
Ranchify (add ranch dressing to food)
To "ranchify" food is to add ranch dressing to it. The term "ranchify" was popularized during Hidden Valley Original Ranch's BzzAgent marketing campaign, September 6,…
Ranchion (ranch + mansion)
A "ranchion" (ranch + mansion) is a ranch-style mansion. The ranch-style houses that were built post-World War II from the 1940s to the 1970s were usually one story buildings and…
Ranchize or Ranchise (add ranch dressing to food)
To "ranchize" (or "ranchise") food is to add ranch dressing to it. "Ranchize" was the Word of the Day on the Food Republic blog on November 16, 2002: "To ranchize…
Ranchocado (ranch dressing + avocado)
"Ranchocado (ranch dressing + avocado) is a portmanteau for "avocado-ranch dressing." "Avocado ranch dressing: has been cited in print since at least 1993. Vegan Sandwiches Save…
Random Act of Journalism
The term "random act of kindness" means to selflessly perform an act benefiting another person, without request and without expectation of a return of the kindness. "Random act of…
Random Acts of Pizza
"Random acts of pizza" (random acts of kindness + pizza) gives free pizza to people. Figaro's Pizza had "Random Acts of Pizza" campaigns in 2004 and 2006, when it randomly…
Rapefugee (rape + refugee)
The European migrant crisis of 2015 saw European countries admit many refugees. News of these refugees committing rapes resulted in the name "rapefugee" (rape + refugee).…
Raspberry Effect
Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh often refers to a media "Raspberry Effect." On February 1, 1993, Washington (DC) Post columnist William Raspberry (1935-2012) wrote a…
Rat Pack
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Rat PackThe Rat Pack was a group of actors originally centered on Humphrey Bogart. In the mid-1960s it was the name used by the press and the general public to…
Rat Rock (Central Park)
Wikipedia: Rat Rock (Central Park)Rat Rock, also known as Umpire Rock, is an outcrop of Manhattan schist which protrudes from the bedrock in Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. It is named…
Rathole (“money down the rathole”)
To throw or to pour something "down a/the rathole" means to put it in an endless space (where lots of rats enter and leave). "Money down a/the rathole" is money wasted, not to…