Katyite (inhabitant of Katy)
"Katyite” is the name of an inhabitant of Katy, Texas. The name “Katyite" has been cited in print since at least 1962. Wikipedia: Katy, TexasKaty is a city located in Harris, Fort…
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Kaya Toast
"Kaya toast" is a popular snack in Singapore and Malaysia. At breakfast, kaya toast is often served with soft-boiled eggs and coffee or tea. "Kaya (sweet coconut and egg custard…
Keep Educating Yourself (“key” backronym)
"Keep Educating Yourself" is a backronym (or back acronym) of the word "key" that has been printed on many posters, usually shown with a hand writing the words on a school…
Keep New York Wet. Save Water (Dept. of Environmental Protection)
"Keep New York wet. Save water." This was the slogan promoted by the city's Department of Environmental Protection in response to the drought-like conditions of the 1980s. The signs…
Keeseville: Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks (Ausable Chasm nickname)
Ausable Chasm, located in Keeseville, New York, was called in 1910 the "Grand Canyon of the east, located in the Adirondacks." It's now billed as the "Grand Canyon of the…
Kemp Morgan (legendary superhuman oil driller)
Kemp Morgan is a Paul Bunyan-type of mythological giant, to Texas oil drilling what Pecos Bill is to Texas cowboys. The origin of the Kemp Morgan stories is unknown. The lack of any mention of Kemp…
Ken-Taco-Hut
Yum! Brands licenses KFC (a fried chicken franchise restaurant), Taco Bell (a Tex-Mex franchise restaurant), Pizza Hut (a pizza franchise restaurant), Long John Silver's (a seafood franchise…
Kentucky Nachos
"Kentucky nachos" is a variation of nachos. Like potachos, "Kentucky nachos" replaces tortillas chips with potato chips. Barbecued pulled pork is a featured ingredient, and blue…
Kentucky: Corn-cracker (nickname)
Kentuckians were called "Corn-crackers" is the 19th century, and Kentucky was known as the "Corn-cracker State." "In Kentucky they're call'd Corn-Crackers"…
Kentucky: Red Horse (nickname)
A person from Kentucky was called a "Red Horse" in the 19th century. The red-tail sucker, a fish that was also called "red horse," was common in the Ohio River. "The…
Kerosene Row
"Kerosene Row" was an area of Mulberry Bend that was prone to fires. It was destroyed in the 1890s to create Mulberry Bend Park, now known as Columbus Park. "Kerosene Row" was…
Kerrvert or Kervert (Kerrville resident or Kerrville folk festival enthusiast)
"Kerrvert" (sometimes lower-case as "kerrvert," and also sometimes "Kervert," like "pervert") is a Kerrville resident or an enthusiast of the Kerrville Folk…
Kerrvillian (inhabitant of Kerrville)
"Kerrvillian” is the name of an inhabitant of Kerrville, Texas. The name “Kerrvillian” has been cited in print since at least 1873. A Kerrville inhabitant has also -- less frequently --…
Kerrvillite (inhabitant of Kerrville)
"Kerrvillite” is the name of an inhabitant of Kerrville, Texas. The name “Kerrvillite” has been cited in print since at least 1920. A Kerrville inhabitant has also -- more frequently --…
Key City (Abilene nickname)
The city of Abilene was called the "Key City" (or "Key City of the West") from at least the 1950s. The nickname is not used much today. All About TexasApril 06, 2006 9:39 PM I…
Key Lime Pie
Key Lime Pie (forthcoming). (Oxford English Dictionary)Key lime orig. and chiefly U.S. (also with lower-case initial), a variety of lime naturalized in the Florida Keys and distinguished by its…
Key to the City
New York City honors distinguished guests with parades and a "key to the city." It actually doesn't open anything. The most frequent recipients have been New York Yankees baseball…
Keynesian Put
The "Keynesian put" is a put option named after economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) and Keynesian economics. Investors believed that the Federal Reserve would protect their…
Khachapuri (Georgian cheese-filled bread)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: KhachapuriKhachapuri, also spelled as Hachapuri (Georgian: ხაჭაპური [xɑtʃʼɑpʼuri] from ხაჭო xach'o "curds" +…
Kickback
Entry in progress -- B.P. Merriam Webster's Online DictionaryMain Entry: kick·back Pronunciation: \ˈkik-ˌbak\Function: noun Date: 19201 : a sharp violent reaction2 : a return of a part of a…