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Perkatory (percolate + purgatory)

"Perkatory" (percolate + pergatory) is a jocular portmanteau word that has been printed on many coffee mugs. The name "Perkatory Cafe" for a coffeehouse was cited in print in…

Bronx Salute

The term "Bronx salute" has been cited in print since at least 1927, when it meant the Bronx cheer. The gesture involves the tongue between the lips, and is also called a…

Dirty Bronx

"Dirty Bronx" is a hip-hop name for the Bronx that has been cited in print since at leas 2004. "Dirty" can mean unclean, but it also means dangerous or violent. Wikipedia: The…

North New York (South Bronx)

"North New York" is a 19th century name for what is now the South Bronx (Mott Haven and Port Morris). The Evening Post (New York, NY) stated on November 10, 1868: "Passing over the…