Flatbusher (inhabitant of Flatbush, Brooklyn)
"Flatbusher” is the name of an inhabitant of the Flatbush, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Flatbusher” has been cited in print since at least 1842. The Brooklyn Dodgers (also…
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Boweryite (inhabitant of the Bowery)
"Boweryite" is the name of an inhabitant of the Bowery, in the borough of Manhattan. The name "Boweryite" has been cited in print since at least 1857. The term…
Tribecan (inhabitant of Tribeca, Manhattan)
"Tribecan" is the name of an inhabitant of Tribeca (Triangle Below Canal Street), in the borough of Manhattan. The name "Tribecan" has been cited in print since at least 1980.…
Pork New York Chop
The National Pork Board and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2013 created new names for cuts of pork; the new names -- such as "porterhouse chop," "T-bone chop,"…
“Skull full of mush” (student’s head before education)
The film The Paper Chase (1973) involved a Harvard-type law school. Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. (played by the actor John Houseman) said to his first-year law students: "The study of…
Red Hooker (inhabitant of Red Hook, Brooklyn)
"Red Hooker" is the name of an inhabitant of Red Hook, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name "Red Hooker" has been cited in print since at least 1870. "Red Hooker" is…
Borough of Cemeteries (Borough of the Dead)
The boroughs of both Brooklyn and Queens are known for their cemeteries. The writer Irwin Shaw (1913-1984) wrote in the short story, "Borough of Cemeteries," in The New Yorker, August 13,…
Park Sloper (inhabitant of Park Slope, Brooklyn)
"Park Sloper" is the name of an inhabitant of Park Slope, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name "Park Sloper" has been cited in print since at least 1907. Wikipedia: Park Slope,…
Baysider (inhabitant of Bayside, Queens)
"Baysider" is the name of an inhabitant of Bayside, in the borough of Queens. The name "Baysider" has been cited in print since at least 1911. The Baysider is also the name of a…
Harlemite (inhabitant of Harlem)
"Harlemite” is the name of an inhabitant of Harlem, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Harlemite” has been cited in print since at least 1864. Wikipedia: HarlemHarlem is a large…
Hot Doggery
A "hot doggery" is a place that sells hot dogs. "Hot doggery" has been cited in print since at least 1914. "Hot doggery" also means the characteristics of a hot dog or…
“My eighty-percent friend is not my twenty-percent enemy”
"The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor" (or, "My eighty-percent friend is not my twenty-percent enemy") is…
Carriage Trade
"Carriage trade" means business with wealthy customers (such as those who arrive in expensive carriages). The term "carriage trade" has been cited in print since at least this…
Circle of Liberty
The term "circle of liberty" means those people who are encompassed by liberty; those outside of the circle do not have liberty. "The wider we make the common circle of liberty, the…
Story Stock
A "story stock" is a stock that has a story -- that is, a stock that has some storied excitement to it. A "story stock" company could have a unique electronics product launch,…
Crowded Trade
A "crowded trade" occurs when the crowd (large masses of investors) all decide to buy or sell, creating large price swings in a short amount of time. The term was popularized by David…
Suspended Coffee (Caffè Sospeso)
"Suspended coffee" is a tradition that began (by at least the early 2000s) in Naples, where it is called "caffè sospeso." A customer enters a coffee shop and orders two drinks.…
Fast Casual Restaurant
A "fast casual" restaurant is a hybrid of a fast food restaurant and a casual dining restaurant. Food is served fast, but menu items are more expensive (and often of a higher quality)…
“You can throw the records out the window” (rivalry games are always competitive)
"You can throw the records out the window when these two teams play" is a sports cliché that means that the teams' records on the season shouldn't matter -- a rivalry game is…
Shitcan
Entry in progress -- B.P. WiktionaryVerbshitcan (third-person singular simple present shitcans, present participle shitcanning, simple past and past participle shitcanned)1. (vulgar, transitive) To…