Tenther (Tenth Amendment to the Constitution adherent)
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States…
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Truther or Troofer/Trufer (9/11 Truth movement follower)
A "truther" is a follower of the "9/11 Truth" movement -- individuals who are skeptical of the official story that two airplanes hijacked by Islamic terrorists brought down…
Frying Pan Circuit (small-time racetracks)
The “frying pan circuit” (also called the “leaky roof circuit”) referred to the small-time racetracks in horceracing. The “frying pan circuit” was the opposite of the “Big Apple”…
Pole Tax (homophone of “poll tax”)
"Pole tax" sounds like "poll tax," but it's quite different. A "poll tax" is a tax affixed per person that has often (in the 19th century) been linked with the…
Leaky Roof Circuit (small-time racetracks)
The "leaky roof circuit" (also called the "frying pan circuit") referred to the small-time racetracks in horceracing, but the term was also used in baseball and ice hockey. The…
Run for the Roses (Kentucky Derby)
The Kentucky Derby has been called the "Run for the Roses," after the red rose that has been the official flower of the Kentucky Derby since 1904. A rose garland (with white and pink…
Run for the Carnations (Belmont Stakes)
The Belmont Stakes (the third race of horseracing's Triple Crown) has been called the 'Run for the Carnations." The Kentucky Derby (the first race of the Triple Crown) has long been…
Susie-Q or Suzie-Q or Suzy-Q (dance)
"Susie-Q" (also spelled ""Suzie-Q"and "Suzy-Q") began in 1936 as a dance, then became the title of a 1936 song ("Doin' the Suzie Q")by hardin…
Schumwich (NY Senator Chuck Schumer’s sandwich)
New York Senator Chuck Schumer's favorite sandwich was described in the April 18, 2010 New York (NY) Post. The sandwich is roast beef, banana peppers, pickled jalapeños, extra onions, extra…
House of Countless Drops (bar)
Entry in progress -- B.P. 13 May 1944, New York (NY) Amsterdam News, "Dan Burley's Back Door Stuff," pg. 6B:Light jiving on a Diminished Seventh:(...)It was a deuce of haircuts on…
Astorperious or Asterperious (from “Astor”)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Astor familyThe Astor family is a significant American family of German descent notable for their prominence in business, society, and politics. Founding Family…
Strivers’ Row (West 138th-West 139th Streets)
"Strivers' Row" (sometimes spelled "Striver's Row") is located on West 138th and West 139th Streets between Adama Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) and…
Pimp Steak (hot dog)
A "pimp steak" a frankfurter or hot dog. The term was used in Harlem in the 1940s-1950s and refers to an "inexpensive" steak. "Fine Fur Frankfurter — Pimp-steak" was…
Main Drag of Many Tears (125th or 126th Street)
"Main Drag of Many Tears" was the slang name of 125th Street (or 126th Street) in the 1940s. The Apollo Theater was then one of the main attractions of 125th Street, one of Harlem's…
Big Red with the Long Green Stem (Seventh Avenue/Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard)
"Big Red with the Long Green Stem" was Seventh Avenue (now Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard) in Harlem, between roughly 130th and 150th Streets. The term combined several slang terms:…
“Blood, toil, tears and sweat” (“Blood, sweat and tears”)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Blood, toil, tears, and sweatThe famous phrase Blood, toil, tears and sweat was originally used by Theodore Roosevelt in an address to the Naval War College on…
“If your outgo exceeds your income, then your upkeep will be your downfall”
"When/If your outgo exceeds your income (then) your upkeep is your downfall" is a common sense phrase for a person to live within his or her means. The phrase is cited in print from at…
Pearl (Parks Department squirrel mascot)
The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation introduced "Pearl" (a cartoon squirrel) as its mascot in an April 2010 event. There was a contest, but the Parks Department went…
Smoke-Filled Room
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Smoke-filled roomIn U.S. political slang, a smoke-filled room is a secret political gathering or decision-making process. The phrase is generally used to…
Demolicious (demolition of Texas Stadium)
Texas Stadium opened on October 24, 1971 and was demolished on April 11. 2010. Kraft Foods, Inc., paid $75,000 to sponsor the demolition event and and 11-year-old essay contest winner helped to…