“Big Apple” (song by Kajagoogoo, 1983)
"Big Apple" is a 1983 song by the British pop band Kajagoogoo. A repeated lyric in the song is: "Life in the big apple moves very fast and so must you." A YouTube video of…
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Big Friendly (summary)
"Big Friendly" is a trademarked (March 2007) nickname for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The nickname appears similar to the Big Apple (New York City) and the Big Easy (New Orleans). The…
Friendly City (Austin nickname)
"The Friendly City" has been an Austin nickname since 1925, when it was promoted by the city's chamber of commerce. In the 2000s, this was replaced with the popular unofficial…
Punchball (Punch Ball)
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Dictionary of American Regional English)punchball n esp NYCA game similar to baseball played with a rubber ball that is hit with the fist.1935 Ware Greenwich Village 144…
Box Ball (Boxball)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Dictionary.combox·ball /ˈbɒksˌbɔl/ [boks-bawl]–noun a game played between two players on two adjoining squares or sections of a sidewalk or a playground, in which a…
Chinese Handball
"Chinese handball" is similar to "American handball." It is called "Chinese" not because it comes from China or was popular in Chinatown or was played by Chinese…
Spaldeen (Spalding High-Bounce Ball)
"Spaldeen" is the New York City name for the Spalding High-Bounce Ball, first manufactured in 1949. Spaldeens were used in many street games, such as stickball, punchball, stoop ball, and…
Deep-Dish Pizza (Chicago-Style Pizza)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Chicago-style pizzaChicago-style pizza is a deep-dish pizza style developed in Chicago. The term also sometimes refers to "stuffed" pizza, another…
Football-Shaped Pizza (Football Pizza)
Pizzas come in many shapes -- circular, rectangular, and even football-shaped. The "football pizza" can be cited at least as far back as 1960, but was popularized when the national pizza…
Surfboard Pizza
"Surfboard pizza" is a specialty of Don Ho's Bar & Grill, founded in 1998 by the Hawaiian entertainer Don Ho (1930-2007). The flatboard pizzas (served on a mini-surfboard lifted…
“What time is it?”/“Do you mean right now?” (Yogi Berra)
New York Yankee baseball great Yogi Berra is well known for his humorous sayings, although Yogi once remarked: "I never said everything I said." Yogi was once asked (usually attributed to…
Forever (F subway line)
The "F" train has been called the "Forever" train because of (alleged) long waiting times. The nickname dates from at least 2006, but hasn't appeared often in print.…
SoMa (South of Macy’s)
SoMa (South of Macy's) is a nickname for the area south of Herald Square in Manhattan. The "SoMa" nickname is taken from the well-established SoMa (South of Market) in San Francisco.…
Pizza Slice Joke (“Make six slices, I can’t eat eight”)
The "pizza slice joke" is so old that, in the original telling, "slices" were called "pieces." A pizza parlor waitress asks a customer if he wants the pizza cut into…
People’s Roadway (Queensboro Bridge bike and pedestrian path)
"People's Roadway" is the nickname that Transportation Alternatives uses for the Queensboro Bridge's bike and pedestrian path. The Queensboro Bridge has had many lengthy…
Hell’s Bedroom
"Hell's Bedroom" is a 1970s variant of Hell's Kitchen. In the 1970s, Eighth Avenue in Manhattan was filled with prostitutes and called the Minnesota Strip. Gail Sheehy wrote two…
The Jews’ Highway (Williamsburg Bridge)
The Williamsburg Bridge connects the Lower East Side of Manhattan with Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The bridge opened in December 1903; an article in the New York Tribune in April 1904 commented on the…
Cajun Fries
"Cajun fries" are french fried potatoes with Cajun seasoning. "Cajun fries" are cited in print from at least 1969, but became nationally known in the 1980s, when Cajun food…
Bear Mountain Compact (Tappan Zee Bridge Rule)
Albany (the state capital) has its own version of the "sin city" slogan: "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." Legislators from downstate (New York City and its suburbs) would…
Southwest Burger (Southwestern Burger)
A "Southwest Burger" (or "Southwestern Burger") is a hamburger with Southwestern ingredients. Although the ingredients vary, guacamole appears to be the most popular. Other…