JINO (Jewish In Name Only)
JINO ("Jewish In Name Only" or "Jew In Name Only") refers to a person who has a Jewish family name, but who doesn't follow Jewish traditions or who doesn't support…
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Texas Switch
A "Texas switch" is to replace one object with another (similar, but usually inferior) object. The term "Texas switch" is of unknown origin and does not appear to have many…
“If the people lead, the leaders will follow”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google News Archive13 April 1983, The Dispatch (Eatonville, WA), "Ohop stand supported by WPPSS exec.," pg. 1, col. 5:"If the people lead, the leaders will…
Republocrat (Republican + Democrat)
A "Republocrat" (Republican + Democrat) is someone who has traits of both political parties. "Republocrat" is used by those who often believe that there is no difference between…
Coffee Summit
Winston Churchill spoke in February 1950 about a “parley at the summit.” A “summit meeting” would come to mean a high-level meeting, such as one involving the president or prime minsters of…
Beer Summit
Winston Churchill spoke in February 1950 about a "parley at the summit." A "summit meeting" would come to mean a high-level meeting, such as one involving the president or prime…
Demopublican (Democrat + Republican)
A "Demopublican" (Democrat + Republican) is someone who has traits of both political parties. "Demopublican" is used by those who often believe that there is no difference…
Republicrat (Republican + Democrat)
A "Republicrat" (Republican + Democrat) is someone who has traits of both political parties. "Republicrat" is used by those who often believe that there is no difference between…
Rocketeer (postal worker with pneumatic tube)
Mail was delivered throughout New York City by a series of pneumatic tubes, from the years 1897 until 1953. The postal workers sending and receiving such mail were dubbed "rocketeers,"…
Blind Pool
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Big MoneyWord of the Week“blind pools”By Caitlin McDevittPosted Friday, November 13, 2009 - 2:05pmThe Wall Street Journal had a report this morning about former…
Corruptocrat (corrupt bureaucrat); Corruptocracy
A "corruptocrat" is a "corrupt bureaucrat." A "corruptocracy" is a form of government inhabited by corruptocrats. "Corruptocracy" has been cited in print…
Fiscal Cancer (budget deficits and government debt)
"Fiscal cancer" is a term used to describe a government's budget deficits and its debt. Cancer has often been described as a "silent killer." Government debt has also been…
Antiques Row or Antiques District (Atlantic Avenue)
Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue between Hoyt and Bond streets has been dubbed "Antique Row" or "Antiques Row" (or "Antiques District") since at least 1975. About 30…
“You get what you pay for”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Answers.comIdioms: you get what you pay for Inexpensive goods or services are likely to be inferior, as in That vacuum cleaner fell apart in a year -- I guess you get what…
“Government is not reason, it is not eloquence — it is force!”
George Washington is often quoted with this statement: "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence — it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Never for a…
CINO (Catholic/Christian/Conservative In Name Only)
"CINO" is a spin-off from the term RINO (Republican In Name Only) that dates to 1992. "CINO" has meant "Christian In Name Only" since 2000 and "Catholic In Name…
Shamnesty (sham + amnesty)
"Shamnesty" (sham = amnesty) was first used in 1975, when protesters felt that U.S. president Gerald Ford's Vietnam War policy towards draft evaders did not offer amnesty, but a…
PLINO (Pro-Life In Name Only)
PLINO (Pro-Life In Name Only or Pro-Lifer In Name Only) is a spinoff term from the earlier RINO (Republican In Name Only). "RINO" is cited in print from 1992; ""PLINO" is…
Dungeon Alley (Dungeon District)
"Dungeon Alley" or "Dungeon District" is the nickname (cited in print since 2007) for a roughly 20-block area of Manhattan (between Chelsea and Midtown) that caters to the sex…
GoCaGa (Gowanus-Carroll Gardens)
"GoCaGa" is a seldom-used nickname for the Gowanus-Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn. "GoCaGa" was cited in print in August 2008 amd was popularized in a November 9, 2009 New…