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The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a civil rights organization that some conservatives and libertarians have called a far-left extremist group. The SPLC nickname "Soviet Poverty Law…
Hamburguesa Mexicana (Mexican Burger) is a hamburger with cheese, ham, avocado, and often lettuce, tomatoes, beans and mayonnaise. Speedy Burger (of Houston) claims to have invented La Hamburguesa…
"Friendly as a Texas smile" is mentioned in the Cool Slang website, but the saying isn't very old. "Friendship" has been the official Texas state motto since 1930.…
The United States Marine Corps was founded in 1775. Once someone has earned the title "Marine" that person is a Marine for life: there are (1) active duty Marines, (2) retired Marines,…
The United States Marine Corps was founded in 1775. Once someone has earned the title "Marine" that person is a Marine for life: there are (1) active duty Marines, (2) retired Marines,…
"Let's get ready to rumble!" is the trademarked phrase of American professional ring announcer Michael Buffer. According to one trademark, Buffer first used the line in 1984.…
"Those who stay will be champions" is a sports slogan at the University of Michigan. University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler (1929-2006) led the Wolverines from 1969 to…
A "food desert" is a geographical area where residents don't have access to healthy food. The term "food swamp" was coined in February 2009 in the paper, "Deserts in…
"Baconalia" (bacon + bacchanalia) is a festival that celebrates bacon, just as the bacchanalia celebrates drink and the Greco-Roman god Bacchus (or Dionysus). The term…
"It's not how you drive, but/it's how you arrive" is a popular golf adage that means a good drive is only part of the game -- the short game is also important. "It's…
For an employee to be given a "pink slip" means that this employee is discharged from employment. "He had had a squabble with Ray, one of the outfielders, and this coupled with a…
A "selmelier" is a salt expert, similar to a "sommelier" (wine steward). The word "selmelier" was coined since at least July 2006 by Mike Bitterman, the selmelier at…
"Pig wings" (also called "pork wings" or "hog wings") borrow from the popular name of Buffalo (chicken) wings. Pioneer Meats trademarked "Pig Wings" with a…
"Meroir" (from the Latin mer, "sea") is a newer variation on the popular word "terroir" (from terre, "land"). Terroir might concern itself with what…
"Shmeat" (sheet + meat) is in vitro meat that has also been called "cultured meat" and "test tube meat." Dr. Vladimir Mironov, a biologist at the Medical University of…
A "crappuccino" (crap + cappuccino) usually means a "crappy cappuccino" -- a Starbucks-type coffee drink that is ridiculously expensive. "Our boys go to one of those quaint…
"When the student is ready, the teacher will appear" is often said to be a Buddhist proverb, but there's no evidence to support this. "For when the disciple is ready the Master…
"Information is the most precious commodity on Wall Street" is a popular Wall Street saying. "For a change, the little guy has a better chance to be right and it all has to do with…
News reports frequently told of apocalyptic budget cuts resulting from the 2013 U.S. federal budget sequestration. Conservative blogs popularized the term "sequestrocalypse" (sequester +…
"What's the difference between a lawyer and a catfish?" runs a popular lawyer joke. "One is a scum-sucking bottom-dweller and the other is a fish." The joke was probably…