The Line That Time Forgot (Second Avenue Subway)
The Second Avenue Subway (under Manhattan's Second Avenue) has been proposed since the 1920, but has had many false starts. One nickname of the Second Avenue Subway has been "the greatest…
The Village (airplane coach seating section)
Reader's Digest (November 2010) did a short article on airline lingo and included this definition: "Working the village: Working in coach." In 2014, one "flight attendant's…
The Worst Airline (Trans World Airlines or TWA backronymic nickname)
Trans World Airlines (TWA) existed from 1925 through 2001 and was once one of the world's largest airlines, with a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport. TWA has been given the…
Times Square in the Sky (Brooklyn Bridge nickname)
"Brooklyn Bridge, the ‘Times Square in the Sky,’ May Get an Expansion" by Winnie Hu was printed in the New York (NY) Times on August 8, 2016. New York City Department of…
Tin Fanny (old taxicab)
"Tin fanny -- Old taxicab" was included in a glossary of taxi slang issued by the New York Taxicab Chamber of Commerce, and printed in the Springfield (MA) Daily Republican on January 7,…
Track Pizza
"Track pizza" is another name for a subway suicide, where someone throws himself or herself in front of a moving train. A bloody red mess results ("pizza"). Not sold by the…
Traffic Court
New York City has had a "traffic court" since at least 1916. (Oxford English Dictionary)traffic court orig. U.S., a court of law with jurisdiction over motoring offences.1919 Evening Star…
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…
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.…
Try Walking Across or Try Walking Again (Trans World Airlines or TWA nickname)
Trans World Airlines (TWA) existed from 1925 through 2001 and was once one of the world's largest airlines, with a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport. TWA has been given the…
Tunnelgeddon (tunnel + Armageddon)
"Tunnelgeddon" (tunnel + Armageddon) is the traffic nightmare of tunnel delays -- often caused by a lane closure or the closure of an entire tunnel. "Tunnelgeddon" has been…
TWA Tea (dirty joke)
Trans World Airlines (TWA) existed from 1925 through 2001 and was once one of the world's largest airlines, with a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport. A popular dirty joke has a…
Uncle Sam’s Motorcycle Club (“USMC” backronym)
"Uncle Sam's Motorcycle Club" is a backronym (back acronym) of "USMC" (United States Marine Corps). "Uncle Sam's Motorcycle Club" has been cited in print…
Vaccident or Vaxxident or Vaxxxident (vaccine + accident)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to the development of vaccines. Many of the vaccines affected the vaccinated and resulted in traffic accidents, which were called "vaxxxidents"…
Vaxxident or Vaxxxident or Vaccident (vaccine + accident)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to the development of vaccines. Many of the vaccines affected the vaccinated and resulted in traffic accidents, which were called "vaxxxidents"…
Vaxxxident or Vaxxident or Vaccident (vaccine + accident)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to the development of vaccines. Many of the vaccines affected the vaccinated and resulted in traffic accidents, which were called "vaxxxidents"…
Waffle House of the Sky (Spirit Airlines nickname)
Spirit Airlines is an American ultra-low-cost carrier. Spirit has sometimes been called the "Waffle House of the Sky" or "Waffle House with Wings." (Waffle House has been the…
Waffle House with Wings (Spirit Airlines nickname)
Spirit Airlines is an American ultra-low-cost carrier. Spirit has sometimes been called the "Waffle House of the Sky" or "Waffle House with Wings." (Waffle House has been the…
Walmart of the Sky (nickname of various airlines)
Walmart is a retail chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores. Several airlines have been nicknamed the "Walmart of the Sky/Skies"…
Walmart with Wings (nickname of various airlines)
Walmart is a retail chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores. Several airlines have been nicknamed the "Walmart of the Sky/Skies"…