Knickerbocker
Dutch New Yorker
Knickerbocker originally referred to a descendant of the original Dutch settlers of New York, from a fictional historian in Washington Irving's satirical history of the city.
The term became synonymous with New Yorkers generally, especially old-money families.
The New York Knicks basketball team takes its name from this word.
Knickerbockers are also loose-fitting trousers gathered at the knee, the style associated with traditional Dutch dress.
Early American storyteller
- satireMockery exposing vice
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
- Dutch settlersImmigrants from the Netherlands
- humoristOne who creates comedy
literary character · narrator · parody · folklore · chronicle · American literature · Rip Van Winkle · Sleepy Hollow
Trousers ending below knee
- knee-lengthReaching the leg's bend
- buckledFailed under stress
- gatheredBrought into one place
- bloomersBaggy women's underpants
golf attire · tweed · Victorian · cycling · sporting · baggy · cuffed · elastic
NYC professional basketball franchise
- Madison Square GardenIconic NYC sports arena
- NBATop-tier American court league
- New York KnicksNYC basketball franchise
- courtsideAdjacent to playing area
orange and blue · MSG · championship · playoffs · rivalry · fanbase · arena · franchise
NYC's densest borough
- DutchOf the Netherlands
- colonialOf occupied territories
- New AmsterdamDutch colonial settlement on Manhattan
- YankeePerson from northeastern states
Gotham · Hudson · patroon · Fifth Avenue · brownstone · Astor · Roosevelt · heritage
Churned frozen dairy dessert
- sundaeDressed-up frozen dessert
- parfaitLayered yogurt dessert
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- whipped creamAerated dairy topping
fruit · syrup · British · tall glass · cherries · nuts · sprinkles · strawberries
Washington Irving
Early American storyteller
- satireMockery exposing vice
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
- Dutch settlersImmigrants from the Netherlands
humorist · literary character · narrator · parody · folklore · chronicle · American literature · Rip Van Winkle · Sleepy Hollow · sketch
breeches
Trousers ending below knee
- knee-lengthReaching the leg's bend
- buckledFailed under stress
- gatheredBrought into one place
bloomers · golf attire · tweed · Victorian · cycling · sporting · baggy · cuffed · elastic · waistband
Knicks
NYC professional basketball franchise
- Madison Square GardenIconic NYC sports arena
- NBATop-tier American court league
- New York KnicksNYC basketball franchise
courtside · orange and blue · MSG · championship · playoffs · rivalry · fanbase · arena · franchise · basketball
Manhattan
NYC's densest borough
- DutchOf the Netherlands
- colonialOf occupied territories
- New AmsterdamDutch colonial settlement on Manhattan
Yankee · Gotham · Hudson · patroon · Fifth Avenue · brownstone · Astor · Roosevelt · heritage · aristocracy
ice cream
Churned frozen dairy dessert
whipped cream · fruit · syrup · British · tall glass · cherries · nuts · sprinkles · strawberries · banana
- KnicksClyde, Madison Square Garden, MSG, orange and blue, Spike Lee
- Washington IrvingRip Van Winkle, Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane, Headless Horseman, Astoria
- eliteelite, elites, aristocrats, nobility, best
- Dutch AmericaNew Amsterdam, Dutch settlers, Henry Hudson, New Netherland, Dutch colonial
- Dutch SurnamesJansen, Janssen, Meijer, Mulder, Peters
- San Angelo
KnickerbockerBostonian
Massachusetts capital resident
New Englander · Yankee · Philadelphian · Californian · Texan
KnickerbockerPuritan
English Protestant simplifier
Pilgrim · Quaker · Pennsylvania Dutch · Anglo-American · Huguenot