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"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds" is a quotation falsely attributed to Samuel Adams…
A "puma" is a cougar (Puma concolor). PUMA also stands for "Party Unity My Ass," an organization formed June 1, 2008 of supporters of New York Senator Hillary Clinton in her…
A "food douche" is a "food snob" or food "know-it-all." The term "douche" is related to "douchebag," meaning an offensive or obnoxious person.…
"Holiday pounds" are the extra weight gained from eating too well on holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. The term "holiday pounds" is used most often in advertisements…
A "nontroversy" (or "non-troversy") is a non-controversy or nonissue. A political issue might be a controversy to one side and a nontroversy to another side.…
"Libtard" (liberal + retard) is an epithet used by some on the political right against the political left. "Libtard" has been cited in print since July 2004 in the conservative…
"Flatbush diabetes" was identified in 1994 by Dr. Mary Ann Banerji and others at the Diabetes Center of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. (It is, perhaps, more…
"Teabagging" (or "tea-bagging" or "tea bagging") is a sexual slang term about an oral sex act. The male's scrotum is the "tea bag." The slang dates to…
"Electile dysfunction' (ED) is a humorous political term, taken from the term "erectile dysfunction." The term "electile dysfunction" became popular about November 10,…
The "three G's of politics" are "God, guns, and gays." The term dates in print to at least 1994, when Jim Inhofe (R-OK) successfully won a seat in the U.S. Senate…
"The early bird catches the worm" is a proverb that dates to at least 1636; it means that it's good to wake up early and get somewhere before everyone else. Many businesses held…
A "pedestrian manager" might also be called a "crossing guard." Sam Schwartz Engineering (Sam Schwartz was an assistant commissioner of transportation who helped popularize the…
The term "legacy media" means the "old media" or the "print media" (newspapers and magazines), as opposed to the "new media" (websites and blogs). The term…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Alexander Fraser TytlerAlexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee (15 October 1747 - 5 January 1813) was a Scottish-born British lawyer and writer. His son was…
"Republicant" (or "Republican't") is a slang name for the Republican party, used by speakers who believe that the "Republicans can't" do things. The term…
The Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009 was criticized by many as "government-run healthcare" or "socialized medicine." Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (a Republican…
"Demoncrap” is a slang name for the Democrat party, used by speakers who believe that the Democrats are "demons" who are full of "crap." The term “Demoncrap" dates…
"Democrap” is a slang name for the Democrat party, used by speakers who believe that the Democrats are full of "crap." The term “Democrap" dates in print to at least the…
The term "dinosaur media" originally meant the print media (newspapers and magazines), as opposed to the "new media" (websites and blogs). The term "dinosaur media"…
"Rethuglican" (or "Rethug" for short) is a slang name for the Republican party, used by speakers who believe that the Republicans act like "thugs." The terms…