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Roscoe: Trout Town, USA (nickname)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Roscoe, New YorkRoscoe is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 541 at the 2010 census. Roscoe…

Rose Capital of America (Tyler nickname)

The city of Tyler has been called the "Rose Capital of America" since the 1920s and 1930s. A Tyler Rose Festival began in 1933, later renamed the Texas Rose Festival in 1936. About 20% of…

Rotten Row (West Broadway)

West Broadway (known as Laurens Street in the 1800s) was called "Rotten Row" since at least 1840. It was a place of dilapidated houses, crime and prostitution. Wikipedia: West…

Round Rocker (inhabitant of Round Rock)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Round Rock, TexasRound Rock is a city in Travis and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos…

Roundagon (Hilton Austin Airport nickname)

"Roundagon" is the nickname of a round building at the Bergstrom Air Force Base, built in the late 1960s. "Roundagon" is a borrowing from Washington's "Pentagon"…

Rubber Band Effect

The "rubber band effect" (or "V rally," describing how it looks on a chart) describes the stock market as like a rubber band, ready to bounce back from any large losses or…

Rubber Chicken

The 1940s term "rubber chicken circuit" described the poor food at banquets, but when an actual rubber chicken was made and sold by novelty stores is not exactly known. Loftus…

Rubber Chicken Circuit

The "rubber chicken circuit" is the lecture circuit, where banquets are held that serve frequently unappetizing food. "The rubber chicken at hotel banquets" was cited in print…