Doorbuster
A "doorbuster" (also "door-buster" or "door buster") is a sale on goods that is so low-priced that customers will wait for the store to open and seemingly break down…
Double Red Cross; Double Red Crossed (double-cross + Red Cross)
The Red Cross (the American Red Cross in the United States) provides emergency assistance and disaster relief, but many people state that Red Cross donations do not reach disaster victims.…
Elevator Pitch (Elevator Speech; Elevator Statement)
An "elevator pitch" (or "elevator speech' or "elevator statement") is a short speech -- like what you'd say to a person during the brief time on an elevator. The…
Eleventh Commandment (“Mind your business”)
There are Ten Commandments in the Hebrew Bible. but people often add others, usually in jest. A political Eleventh Commandment in the 1880s was "Thou shalt not get caught." A political…
Empire Zone
There are "Empire Zones" in New York City and throughout New York State (the Empire State). Businesses in those zones get a break on their taxes. Chinatown recently received Empire Zone…
Empowerment Zone
New York City has an Empowerment Zone (NYEZ). http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/nyez.htmlThe New York Empowerment Zone (NYEZ), created to revitalize Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx, is an…
FakeX (SpaceX nickname)
SpaceX is a private American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company. Many people believe that the SpaceX space missions are fake, and the company has been nicknamed FakeX.…
False Education Appearing Real (“fear” backronym)
The word "fear" is not an acronym, but it has been given the backronym of "false education appearing real." The saying "false evidence appearing real" has been cited…
Faultitasking (fault + multitasking)
"Faultitasking" (fault + multitasking) is the chaos that happens when attempting to do too many things all at once. The term "faultitasking" appeared in "That Should Be a…
Finishiative (finish + initiative)
Entry in progress -- B.P. HuffPost Martha RingerCompletion Consultant, Author, Soul Listener‘Finishiative’08/10/2015 01:55 pm ET Updated Aug 10, 2016Walking on the trail the other night close…
First In, Still Here (FISH)
"First In, Still Here" (FISH) is an infrequently used accounting acronym, similar to "First in, First Out" (FIFO) and "Last In, First Out" (LIFO). FISH has been cited…
Five and Ten Cent Store (5 & 10, or Five and Dime)
The "five and ten cent store" was popularized by the F. W. Woolworth Company, former owners of the Woolworth Building (once the world's tallest). Today they're called…
Fleabay (eBay nickname)
eBay is an online auction site that was founded in 1995. One popular nickname for eBay has been "Fleabay" or "FleaBay" (flea market + eBay). The unflattering nickname compares…
Follow One Course Until Successful (“focus” backronym)
"Follow One Course Until Successful" -- a backronym (back acronym) of the word "focus" -- is popular business advice. A business should have focus on a specific goal. American…
Founder’s Disease
"Founder's disease" is not a medical condition, but describes a problem that many new companies experience. A founder might be able to handle most of the responsibilities of a small…
Founder’s Syndrome
"Founder's syndrome" is not a medical condition, but describes a problem that many new companies experience. A founder might be able to handle most of the responsibilities of a small…
Founder’s Trap
"Founder's trap" describes a problem that many new companies experience. A founder might be able to handle most of the responsibilities of a small company, but that founder might be…
Four Rules of Plumbing (joke)
"Three Rules of Plumbing" or "Three Laws of Plumbing" -- sometimes four -- is a jocular list that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown, but the rules/laws have…
Friendternship (friend + internship)
"Friendternship" (freind + internship) was cited in print in 2010 and "friendterns" was cited in 2012. A "friendternship" is when one friend has another friend work…
Ganjapreneur (ganja + entrepreneur)
A "ganjapreneur" (ganja + entrepreneur) is a capitalist who sells ganja (marijuana) legally to medical marijuana patients. "Colorado's Marijuana Economy: An Explosion of…