Brand X
"Brand X" often appears in advertisements to represent a leading brand or a generic brand of a certain product; the advertised brand always outperforms "Brand X." Old Gold…
Built On Self Success (“boss” backronym)
"Built On Self Success" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "boss" that has been printed on several posters. "B.O.S.S. - Built On Self Success" was cited on…
Business Improvement District (BID)
The "Business Imrpovement District" (BID) idea started in the early 1980s and soon sprouted everywhere. Other cities across the country now have them. Area residents agree to an increased…
Buster Brown (United Parcel Service or UPS nickname)
The United Parcel Service (UPS) is a global package delivery company that was founded in 1907. UPS trucks are brown and a company trademark is "What can Brown do for you?" "Buster…
BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag)
"BYOB" doesn't always stand for "Bring Your Own Bottle." "BYOB Bring Your Own Bag" has been printed on many images. Stores request customers to bring their own…
Calm The Fuck Down (CTFD)
"Calm the fuck down" has appeared in print since at least 1969. "CTFD" has been cited in print since at least 2003; on June 23, 2010, this was the
Cannaboutique (cannabis + boutique)
A "cannaboutique" (cannabis + boutique) is a name for a marijuana shop. "Cannaboutique" was cited on Twitter on February 20, 2014. "Drove past a Cannaboutique today in…
Career Is Over (Chief Information Officer or CIO nickname)
"CIO" stands for "Chief Information Officer," "Chief Investment Officer" or 'Chief Innovation Officer." "CIO Is Starting to Stand for 'Career Is…
Catalina Coupon
Catalina Marketing Corporation developed "Catalina" (also "catalina") coupons. When a customer checks out, the cash register examines the customer's purchases and prints…
Cheat Every One (Chief Executive Officer or CEO nickname)
"CEO" stands for "Chief Executive Officer." Some critics believe that CEOs are overpaid, with the critics defining "CEO" as "Cheat/Cheating/Cheats Every…
Chez Marshalls (Marshalls nickname)
Marshalls is a department store chain specializing in low-priced clothing. Marshalls began in Boston, massachusetts, in 1956. The nickname "Chez Marshalls" has been cited in print since…
Chief Everything Officer (Chief Executive Officer or CEO nickname)
A Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a small company often must do many tasks. The nickname "Chief Everything Officer" has been cited in print since at least 1998. A 2006 book was titled:…
Coffice (coffeehouse + office)
A "coffice" (coffeehouse + office) is a place where one can get coffee, but also where one can set up a laptop computer and do office work. "Coffice" has been cited in print…
Coliseum Books (not near the departed Coliseum)
The New York Coliseum opened in 1956. It almost immediately became a "white elephant" and was torn down in the 1990s. The Time Warner Center has occupied the Columbus Circle site since…
Con Ed or Con Edison (Consolidated Edison)
Con Ed? Continuing Education? Convicted? Conniving? A convention of guys named Ed? New York gets its energy form a company named "con"? "Con Ed" stands for "Consolidated…
Condé Nasty (Condé Nast nickname)
Condé Nast Publications is a worldwide magazine publishing company located in the Condé Nast building (4 Times Square). The Condé Nast nickname of "Condé Nasty" has been frequently…
Conned-sumer (conned + consumer)
"Conned-sumer" of "connedsumer" (conned + consumer) is a term used to describe a consumer who is being conned by a seller. The term was coined in the title of the book The…
Corporat or CorpoRat (corporate/corporation + rat)
"Corporat" or "corpoRat" (corporate/corporation + rat) is a derogatory term implying that corporations (and the people who work for corporations) are rats. "CorpoRat"…
CRAAPL (crap + Apple Inc. or AAPL)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ symbol AAPL) is a computer electronics company; there are about 400 Apple stores worldwide. The AAPL nickname of "CRAAPL" or "crAAPL" (crap + Apple/AAPL,…
Crapco (Costco nickname)
Costco, a membership warehouse club, is the third largest retailer in the United States. The company began in Kirkland, Washington, in 1983. The nickname of "Crapco" for Costco has been…