Crushtomer (crush + customer)
A "crushtomer" (crush + customer) is a customer who someone working at the store has a crush on. The term "crushtomer" has been cited in print since at least March 2008, when it…
D’Ag Fresh Market (D’Agostino)
D'Agostino supermarkets began in New York City in 1932, at Lexington Avenue and East 83rd Street. The "Dag bags" have become famous, just for the name. The jingle "Love that…
Dadvertising (dad + advertising)
"Dadvertising" (dad + advertising) is advertising that features fathers. Sometimes the advertising is aimed at fathers making a purchase for themselves (power tools, for example),…
Dark Store
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Dark storeThe term dark store, dark shop, dark supermarket or dotcom centre refers to a retail outlet or distribution centre that caters exclusively for online…
Dewey, Huey and Louie (DHL Express backronymic nickname)
DHL Express is an international express mail service. "DHL" stands for the initials of its original partners Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn. DHL has been given the…
Disloyalty Card
A "loyalty card" rewards a business's loyal customers. The Starbucks Card is one such loyalty card. Local coffeeshops grouped together to counter Starbucks with their own…
Documents Hopelessly Lost or Drivers Hopelessly Lost (DHL Express backronymic nickname)
DHL Express is an international express mail service. "DHL" stands for the initials of its original partners Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn. DHL has been given the…
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…