Nature’s Sports Drink (water/coconut water/milk nickname)
Sports energy drinks (such as Red Bull) became popular in the 1990s; the sports drink Gatorade was developed in 1965. Several drinks have been called "nature's sports drink."…
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Skinny Nut (pistachio nickname)
Pistachio nuts were a common food in what is now northeastern Iraq since at least 6750 B.C. The pistachio has been promoted as the "skinny nut" since at least January 2009. The book The…
Four Fingers of Death (four frankfurters in Meals, Ready-to-Eat)
The Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) has been disliked by many (most?) American soldiers. A particularly unpopular offering was frankfurters and beans; the four frankfurters were nicknamed the "four…
Polyester of Lettuce (iceberg lettuce nickname)
Iceberg lettuce is a popular lettuce in the United States and is commonly served at restaurants, but it's mostly water and doesn't have the nutritional value or the flavor of other…
Forgotten Vitamin (Vitamin K nickname)
Vitamin K isn't as popularly known as other vitamins, but K1 is found in green vegetables and the vitamin helps maintain a healthy blood clotting system. Vitamin K has been nicknamed the…
Memory Vitamin (Choline nickname)
Choline is a nutrient (usually grouped with B-complex vitamins) that can be found in milk, eggs and peanuts. Choline has been called the "memory vitamin" since at least 1998. Studies of…
Woman’s Vitamin or Women’s Vitamin (Pyridoxine or Vitamin B6 nickname)
Vitamin B6 (pyridozine) has been called the "woman's vitamin" (or "women's vitamin") because of its benefits for pregnant women and also for women with premenstrual…
Vitamin of Memory (Thiamine or Thiamin or Vitamin B1 nickname)
Vitamin B1 (tiamine or thiamin) is found in eggs, lean meats, nuts, legumes, peas and whole grains. Vitamin B1 has infrequently been called the "vitamin of memory" since at least 2011.…
Anti-Sterility Vitamin (Vitamin E nickname)
Vitamin E was discovered by Herbert McLean Evans (1882-1971) and Katharine Scott Bishop of the University of California-Berkeley in 1922. Evans and Bishop discovered in their experiments on rats…
Anti-Stress Vitamin (Pantothenic Acid or Vitamin B5 nickname)
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) can be found in many foods, such as whole-grain cereals, legumes, eggs, meat, avocado and yogurt. Vitamin B5 has been called the "anti-stress vitamin" (cited…
Sunshine Vitamin (Vitamin D nickname)
Vitamin D can be acquired through exposure to sunlight. The vitamin D nickname of the "sunshine vitamin" has been cited in print since at least 1927, when the nickname was used in…
Big Empty (Texas plains)
"The Big Empty" is the moniker that Jim W. Corder (1929-1998) called the Texas plains. In his book, Lost in West Texas (1988), Corder wrote: "The territory I love out there is not…
Parm (parmigiana)
"Parm" is a shortened form of "parmigiana." "Eggplant Parm." has been cited in print since at least 1968. 'Eggplant parm" (without the period) has been cited…
McDo (McDonald’s nickname)
McDonald's fast food restaurants have been called "McDo" in French-speaking areas (the city of Paris probably originated it) since at least the 1980s. McDonald's has offered an…
“Sorry, you can’t come in here without a Thai” (restaurant joke)
A popular food joke describes people of many nationalities attempting to enter a fine restaurant. A snooty maître d' delivers the punchline: "Sorry, you can't come in here without a…
Terroirist (terroir + -ist)
"Terroir" is a popular wine term that is difficult to translate from the French, but means "soil" or "a sense of place." A French wine, for example, should exhibit…
“When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil”
American journalist and author Max Lerner (1902-1992) wrote in Actions and Passions; Notes on the Multiple Revolution of Our Time (1949): "When you choose the lesser of two evils, always…
“Do you know where Central Park is?...OK, I’ll mug you here”
New York City in the 1960s and 1970s was crime-ridden; there were constant stories about tourists being mugged in and around Central Park. A joke from 1971 has a shady person approaching a tourist…
“Government is the entertainment division of the military-industrial complex”
The musician Frank Zappa (1940-1993) often spoke about politics, usually in defense of Constitutional first amendment protections of the freedom of speech and expression. In The Real Frank Zappa…
“Today’s gossip is tomorrow’s headline”
"Today's gossip is tomorrow's headline" is what gossip columnist Liz Smith frequently credited (since the 1970s) to earlier gossip columnist Walter Winchell (1887-1972).…