Open AccessThe Origin of NYC's Nickname The Big Apple
Author(s) -
Gerald Cohen
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
names
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1756-2279
pISSN - 0027-7738
DOI - 10.1179/nam.1993.41.1.23
Subject(s) - jazz , jargon , meaning (existential) , class (philosophy) , expression (computer science) , history , linguistics , art history , epistemology , philosophy , computer science , programming language
The expression “The Big Apple,” meaning “something special, out of the ordinary, world class” is traced from its adoption as the nickname of New York City in 1971 back through time, to the jazz culture of the 1930s and ultimately to its apparent origins in racing jargon in the early decades of the 20th century.