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1. Dirty Jersey: A derogatory nickname New Yorkers often employ for New Jersey.  
2. Ironbound: A close-knit and multi-ethnic working class neighborhood in eastern Newark, with a large percentage of Portuguese...  
3. CRRNJ Train Station: A former train station and ferry terminal that was once the entrance point for millions of immigrants, now a free...  
4. Portugal Day Parade Festival: A popular event that takes place in Newark's Ironbound neighboorhood each year, usually in June, put on in celebration...  
5. Brazilian Independence Day: A festival and parade taking place in September in the Ferry Street area of Newark. The celebration of Brazilian...  
6. Newark Museum: Although not as well known as it's NYC cousins, the Newark Museum is a hidden gem. A huge collection of Tibetan art and...  
7. Newark Bears: Newark's professional (but not major league) baseball team, part of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Their...  
8. Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium: Home of the Newark Bears baseball team; also hosts other sports-related events and concerts.  
9. Den, The: Local nickname for the Bears & Eagles Stadium  
10. Branch Brook Park: This huge park (over 350 acres) claims to be the first public-use county park in the United States, and as a result is...  
11. Rutgers Newark: This campus was originally an autonomous law school at its inception in 1908, and later became the University of...  
12. Cherry Blossom Festival: A celebration that takes place each April in Branch Brook Park, New Jersey's version of the famous springtime event...  
13. New Jersey Historical Society Museum: This free museum is all about the history of New Jersey, and is actually part of that history having been founded in...  
14. Broad Street: Downtown Newark centers around this street, which is a flurry of retail activity The discount stores and vendors lining...  
15. New Jersey Devils: New Jersey's professional hockey team (NHL); their home is Newark's Prudential Center.  
 

Past Words of the Day


Old nickname for Milwaukee, esp. in the 19th century. The source of the nickname was the cream colored bricks once manufactured in Milwaukee.

Referring to something that was damaged or destroyed during Hurricane Hugo in 1989. The hurricane made landfall as a category 4 storm and did extensive damage to downtown Charleston as well as the northern suburbs of Mount Pleasant, Sullivan's Island, and Isle of Palms.

The native Rhode Islanders' reference to the hordes of tourists from Massachusetts who swarm their beaches each summer.

So it's officially the South Lake Union Streetcar but what fun is that? The SLUT is short for the South Lake Union Trolley. The SLUT even has its own t-shirts that read "Ride the S.L.U.T."

(noun) Common nickname for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, a daily newspaper.

A nickname for the student section at Wisconsin Badger basketball games.

Coffee with cream and sugar.

The infamous NYC street vendor hot dog, generally Sabrett's brand shoved haphazardly into a soggy bun and topped with a variety of gloppy condiments. The consumption of this NYC grab-and-go staple is almost an urban rite of passage and the Manhattan version of Russian Roulette.