Colleywood (Colleyville nickname)
The city of Colleyville is a suburb of Dallas; in July 2008, D Magazine rated Colleyville as the #3 best suburb of Dallas. Colleyville has many affluent residents. "Colleywood" is a…
Stairway to Heaven
A "stairway to heaven" is a stairway outside of a residential building, usually leading to the second flour. The stairway provides a place to sit, but many consider the architecture to be…
Ranger Cookies
The origin of the name "ranger cookies" (and the recipe as well) is unknown. Some claim that they were originally called "Texas Ranger cookies," while others claim they were…
Cedar Chopper
A "cedar chopper" is literally a person who chops down cedar trees. The term was common around Austin in the Texas Hill Country, where cedar trees grow. A city north of Austin called…
Valluco
"Valluco" means someone (usually of Mexican heritage) from the Rio Grande Valley. "Valluco" is a blend of the words "valley" and "pachuco" (a form of…
Dallitude or Dallatude (Dallas attitude)
"Dallitude" (somewhat less frequently spelled "Dallatude") is a "Dallas attitude." It has been described (below) as "snobby elitism." The term…
“Friends don’t let friends eat imported shrimp”
"Friends don't let friends drive drunk" is a popular service announcement that the Ad Council started in 1990. The beginning of the message -- "Friends don't let…
Corpitoz (Corpus Christi nickname)
"Corpitoz" is a nickname for the city of Corpus Christi. The nickname has been used infrequently in the 2000s, mostly among rappers. Wikipedia: Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi is a…
Manhatitlán (Manhattan + Tenochtitlan)
"Manhatitlán" is a blend of the place names "Manhattan" and "Tenochtitlan" (an Aztec name for what would become Mexico City). The 2000 short film The Manhatitlán…
Cappuccello (iced coffee drink with lemon juice)
"Cappuccello" is the invention of the "Tipsy Texan," Austin's David Alan. The drink premiered at the Sunset Valley Farmer's Market coffee stand in the summer of 2008.…
Houston Crummyicle (Houston Chronicle nickname)
The Houston Chronicle is a daily newspaper published in Houston, Texas. The Chronicle began in 1901 and now has the ninth largest newspaper circulation in the United States and the largest in…
Trashy Tuesday (Tuesday night gay bar-hopping in Dallas)
"Trashy Tuesday" is the name that some have applied to Tuesday night bar-hopping at gay bars on Fitzhugh Avenue in Dallas. In July 2008, the Crews Inn on Fitzhugh Avenue banned…
Where thousands live the way millions wish they could (Needville slogan)
Needville is a city of only about 3,000 people, but it takes pride in its rural way of life. An annual harvest festival is held in October. "Where thousands live the way millions wish they…
Garage Mahal
"Garage Mahal" is a term taken from the Taj Mahal, the famed palace in India. A "Garage Mahal" (also lowercase as "garage mahal") is an elaborate parking structure;…
Harm City
"Harm City" is the perhaps inevitable variant of Baltimore's nickname, "Charm City." It implies a charmless Baltimore that's full of crime. 22 February 1992, Baltimore…
Sputniks (Metropolitan Opera House chandeliers)
The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center has "starburst" chandeliers than many have called "Sputniks," after the Russian satellite. The chandeliers were a gift from the…
Stone Belt (Kidney Stone Belt)
The "stone belt" (also called the "kidney stone belt") is the area of the United States where people experience the most kidney stones. The term "stone belt" dates to…
City That Lifted Its Face (Weslaco nickname)
The city of Weslaco decided in the 1930s that it wanted to look more like a Spanish village. Buildings on both sides of Texas Avenue (the main street) were given white stucco facades in a Spanish…
City With the Neon Skyline (Weslaco nickname)
The city of Weslaco added neon lighting to its business district in 1936-1937. For a brief time, Weslaco was called the "City With the Neon Skyline." The lights were intended to highlight…
Buharlem or Bukharlem (Bukhara + Harlem)
Queens -- specifically Rego Park and Forest Hills -- is home to many Bukharan Jews from Central Asia, the result of emigration since the 1970s. Rego Park is sometimes given a "-stan"…