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  2. Knickerbocker (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Knickerbocker, also spelled Knikkerbakker, Knikkerbacker, and Knickerbacker, is a surname that dates back to the early settlers of New Netherland that was popularized by Washington Irving in 1809 when he published his satirical A History of New York under the pseudonym "Diedrich Knickerbocker". The name was also a term for Manhattan's ...

  3. Knickerbocker - Wikipedia

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    Knickerbocker Ice Company, based in New York State during the 19th century; Knickerbocker News, a newspaper in Albany, New York published between 1843 and 1988; Knickerbocker Press, a division of publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons; Knickerbocker Sailing Association, a gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender sailing club in New York City

  4. Diedrich Knickerbocker - Wikipedia

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    The fictional "Diedrich Knickerbocker" from the frontispiece of A History of New-York, a wash drawing by Felix O. C. Darley. Diedrich Knickerbocker is an American literary character who originated from Washington Irving's first novel, A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker (1809).

  5. Knickerbockers (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    Knickerbocker gave the name of the locally-brewed "Knickerbocker Beer" brewed by Jacob Ruppert and the first sponsors of the TV show Tonight!, [6] hence the gossip columnist "Cholly Knickerbocker", the pen name of Igor Cassini, as well as the extremely high-toned Knickerbocker Club (still in a neo-Georgian mansion on Fifth Avenue at 62nd Street ...

  6. Knickerbocker Club - Wikipedia

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    The Knickerbocker Club was founded in 1871 by members of the Union Club of the City of New York who were concerned that the club's admission standards had fallen. [6] By the 1950s, urban social club membership was dwindling, in large part because of the movement of wealthy families to the suburbs. In 1959, the Knickerbocker Club considered ...

  7. Lists of nicknames - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [1] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule. A moniker also means a nickname or personal name.

  8. These 89 Appetizers Might Just Be The Best Part Of ... - AOL

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    Turkey Cheese Ball. Even if you're not serving turkey this Thanksgiving doesn't mean you can't get in on the theme. Enter: this adorable cheeseball.We used carrots, pecans, pretzels, and bell ...

  9. Maury Henry Biddle Paul - Wikipedia

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    Writing under the pseudonym "Cholly Knickerbocker", he coined the term "Café Society". [1] The name "Cholly Knickerbocker" was owned by the Hearst Newspaper Syndicate , and Paul was the first, writing under the nom de plume from 1917 until his death in 1942.