Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeye's fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
This site is edited by Barry Popik.
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The Big Apple. An etymological dictionary (over 24,000 entries) investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases, specializing in modern slang, neologisms, nicknames, acronyms, slogans, mottoes, proverbs, adages, idioms. aphorisms, blessings, toasts, riddles, puns, jokes and memes. There are regional dictionaries of New York City, Florida, Oregon and Texas. Established 2004. A website by Barry Popik (etymologist 又有惊喜！iOS13的五个隐藏功能让你飞起来_科技_北方头条 ...:2021-7-16 · 原标题：又有惊喜！iOS13的五个隐藏功能让你飞起来正文共：703字3图6月伇的iOS13和iPadOS13为我伊带来了诸如“黑暗模式”和改进的多任务处理等重要功能成，而现在，外网又为我伊带来了iOS13中5个隐藏的功能，每个都让你惊喜到飞起来。一起来看看都有哪些功能).
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Above, the header from the 1924 newspaper column of John J. Fitz Gerald. Click to see a portion of the column which includes his use of "Big Apple." Part of a 1926 column is also available.
Above, a cartoon representing the idea of the "big apple" from October 11, 1926. Click to see the full version.
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1920s: John J. Fitz Gerald and the N.Y. Morning Telegraph
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Africa's Big Apple, Big Agbalumo, Big Yam (Lagos nicknames)
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Baghdad-By-The-Bay (San Francisco nickname)
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Beantown (Boston nickname)
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Big Apple of the Midwest (Columbus, Ohio nickname)
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Big Apricot (fictional Metropolis)
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Big Chilli (Bangkok, Thailand nickname)
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Big Durian (Kuala Lumpur nickname)
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Big Easy, City That Care Forgot (New Orleans nicknames)
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Big Mikan (Tokyo, Japan nickname)
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Big Nipple (Los Angeles nickname)
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Big O, Magic City (Omaha nicknames)
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Big Olive (Thebes, Greece nickname)
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Big Peach, Hotlanta, N.Y. of the South (Atlanta nicknames)
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Big Persimmon (Tokyo, Japan nickname)
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Big Pineapple (Honolulu, Hawaii; San Jose, Costa Rica)
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Big Plum, Mistake On The Lake (Cleveland nicknames)
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Big Potato (Boise, Idaho nickname)
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Big Raisin (Fresno, California nickname)
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Big Scrapple (Philadelphia nickname)
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Big Smoke (London, England and Toronto, Canada nickname)
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Biggest Little City in the World (Reno, Nevada nickname)
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Brazilian Big Apple (São Paulo, Brazil nickname)
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Charm City, Monumental City (Baltimore nicknames)
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City of Light or Ville Lumière (Paris, France nickname)
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City of Magnificent Distances (Washington, DC nickname)
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City of Straits, Motor City or Motown (Detroit nicknames)
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Cream City (Milwaukee nickname)
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Garden State (New Jersey nickname)
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I'm From Missouri. Show Me; Puke State
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Iron City, Smoky City, Steel City (Pittsburgh nicknames)
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Little Apple (Manhattan, Kansas nickname)
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Little Easy (Mobile, Alabama and Oxford, MS nickname)
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Mini Apple, City of Flour & Sawdust (Minneapolis nicknames)
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New York of India (Mumbai nickname)
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New York of the North (Toronto and Glasgow nickname)
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New York Run by the Swiss (Toronto nickname)
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New York State
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Sin City (Las Vegas, Nevada nickname)
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The Other Big Apple (Meaford, Ontario nickname)
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Windy Apple (fictional Capital City nickname)
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Windy City, Second City, Chi-Town (Chicago nicknames)
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Origin of "Hawkeye" (Iowa nickname)
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Origin of "Wolverine" (Michigan nickname)
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Origin of "The Whole Nine Yards"
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Origin of the word "Autism"
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Origin of "Uncle Sam"/"Brother Jonathan"
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Personal
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Manhattan Borough President (2005 election)
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Original Short Story: Cape May, N.J.
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Public Advocate (1993 election)
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Florida (Sunshine State Dictionary)
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Oregon (Beaver State Dictionary)
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