Crapplebee’s (Applebee’s nickname)
Applebee's is a popular chain restaurant that was founded in 1980. The nickname "Crapplebee's" has been used since at least 1999. Wikipedia: Applebee'sApplebee’s…
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“Open the hangar, here comes the airplane!” (opening a child’s mouth for food)
"Open the hangar -- here comes the airplane!" is what a parent says to a young child to open the child's mouth (the "hangar") for food (the "airplane"). The…
“Open the tunnel, here comes the train!” (opening a child’s mouth for food)
"Open the tunnel -- here comes the train!" is what a parent says to a young child to open the child's mouth (the "tunnel") for food (the "train"). "Open the…
“Open the garage, here comes the car!” (opening a child’s mouth for food)
"Open the garage -- here comes the car!" is what a parent says to a young child to open the child's mouth (the "garage") for food (the "car"). The line was used…
“War doesn’t determine who’s right, only who’s left”
"War doesn't determine who's right, only who's left" is a popular anti-war slogan, cited in print from at least 1932-1933. The saying is often credited to philosopher…
“Buy the worst house in the best neighborhood” (real estate adage)
"Buy the worst house in the best neighborhood" is a real estate adage cited in print since at least 1972. The theory is that the best neighborhood is always desirable, and home…
“You can build a throne with bayonets, but it’s difficult to sit on it”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksThe Yale Book of QuotationsEdited by Fred R. ShapiroNew Haven, CT: Yale University Press2006Pg. 382:William Ralph IngeEnglish prelate and author,…
“Anything is deductible until you’re audited”
"Anything/Everything is deductible until you're audited" is a tax saying that has been cited in print since at least 2003. The saying means that the taxpayer can make a plausible…
Turd Sandwich
A “turd sandwich” is something unpalatable that, for some reason or other, is being served up. The term was popularized on the "Douche and Turd" episode of the television show South…
Godman Shafts or Goldman Shafts (Goldman Sachs nickname)
Goldman Sachs is a financial firm that's headquartered at 200 West Street in Manhattan. Some critics (who believe that Goldman Sachs unfairly manipulates financial markets and transactions)…
Spring Egg; Spring Egg Hunt/Roll (Easter Egg; Easter Egg Hunt/Roll)
Easter eggs (or spring eggs) are eggs used to celebrate the Easter/spring holiday. The eggs are often decorated and are used in egg-rolling (a race where children push the egg across grass using a…
“The large print giveth and the small print taketh away”
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away" (or, "The large print gives and the small print takes away") is a saying frequently attributed to Archbishop Fulton J.…
Fake News Channel (Fox News Channel nickname)
The Fox News Channel (headquartered in Manhattan) has had critics who accuse it of being to closely associated with the Republican Party and right wing politics. The nickname "Fake News…
Toxic Hell (Taco Bell nickname)
Taco Bell fast food restaurants have been nicknamed the derogatory term "Toxic Hell" since at least 1990. Other Taco Bell nicknames include "Taco Hell" (cited in print since at…
Pizza Slut (Pizza Hut nickname)
Pizza Hut fast food restaurants have been nicknamed "Pizza Slut" since at least 1989. The highly derogatory word "slut" was used probably for the rhyme with "hut" and…
Taco Smell (Taco Bell nickname)
Taco Bell fast food restaurants have been nicknamed "Taco Smell" since at least 1990. The nickname, perhaps, comes from the inexpensive ingredients used to make the food, providing the…
Taco Hell (Taco Bell nickname)
Taco Bell fast food restaurants have been nicknamed "Taco Hell" since at least the 1980s. The nickname comes from the inexpensive ingredients used to make the food (the opposite of food…
Planned-opolis (planned metropolis)
Forum for the Future popularized the term "planned-opolis" (a planned metropolis) in a "Megacities on the move" video released in December 2010. The Forum explained:…
“Kick ass and take names” (“Kicking ass and taking names”)
"Kick ass(es) and take names" (or "kicking ass(es) and taking names") means to defeat someone (not usually by physically "kicking ass") and to permanently destroy that…
Criminal Front Group Media Matters (Media Matters nickname)
Media Matters for America is a progressive media organization that monitors the conservative media, such as Fox News and talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. Media Matters was organized in 2004 as a…