Galvestonian (inhabitant of Galveston)
"Galvestonian" is the name of an inhabitant of Galveston, Texas. The name "Galvestonian" has been cited in print since at least 1839, when a newspaper called The Galvestonian…
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Wacoite (inhabitant of Waco)
"Wacoite" is the name of an inhabitant of Waco, Texas. The name "Wacoite" has been cited in print since at least 1857. An inhabitant of Waco has more frequently been called a…
Wacoan (inhabitant of Waco)
"Wacoan" is the name of an inhabitant of Waco, Texas. The name "Wacoan" has been cited in print since at least 1875. An inhabitant of Waco has less frequently been called a…
El Pasoan (inhabitant of El Paso)
"El Pasoan" is the name of an inhabitant of El Paso, Texas. The name "El Pasoan" has been cited in print since at least 1886. Wikipedia: DemonymEl Paso → El Pasoan Wikipedia:…
Houstonian (inhabitant of Houston)
"Houstonian" is the name of an inhabitant of Houston, Texas. The name "Houstonian" has been cited in print since at least 1841, when a newspaper called The Houstonian was…
Dallasite (inhabitant of Dallas)
"Dallasite" is the name of an inhabitant of Dallas, Texas. The name "Dallasite" has been cited in print since at least 1873. The name "Dallasonian" for an inhabitant…
San Antonian (inhabitant of San Antonio)
"San Antonian" is the name of an inhabitant of San Antonio, Texas. The name "San Antonian" has been cited in print since at least 1847. Wikipedia: DemonymSan Antonio → San…
Austinite (inhabitant of Austin)
"Austinite" is the name of an inhabitant of Austin, Texas. The name "Austinite" has been cited in print since at least 1849. Wikipedia: DemonymAustin → Austinite Wikipedia:…
“People buy from people they like” (business adage)
"People buy from people they like" is a sales axiom; other things being roughly equal (such as price and quality), people make purchases from someone they like. Dale Carnegie's…
“There are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy” (Wall Street adage)
A Wall Street saying about insider trading is that there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- to make money. Selling a stock could mean that someone has inside…
“Talk is cheap; money buys whiskey”
"Talk is cheap" is an old saying; the second part of "money buys (the) whisk(e)y" is a modern addition. The saying appears to come from South Africa, where "talk is cheap…
Staten Islander (inhabitant of Staten Island)
A "Staten Islander" is an inhabitant of the borough of Staten Island. "Staten Islander" has been cited in print since at least 1815, well before Staten Island became a borough…
Brooklynite (inhabitant of Brooklyn)
A "Brooklynite" is an inhabitant of the borough of Brooklyn. "Brooklynite" has been cited in print since at least 1833, well before Brooklyn became a borough of New York City in…
Bronxite (inhabitant of the Bronx)
A "Bronxite" is an inhabitant of the borough of the Bronx. "Bronxite" has been cited in print since at least 1899; the Bronx became a borough of New York City in 1898. The names…
Manhattanite (inhabitant of Manhattan)
A "Manhattanite" is an inhabitant of the borough of Manhattan. "Manhattanite" has been cited in print since at least 1807, well before Manhattan became a borough of New York…
“A lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math”
It's long been known that the odds of a person winning the lottery are not good; a person stands more of a chance of being struck by lightning. The saying "A lottery is a tax on people…
Gothamist (inhabitant of Gotham)
A "Gothamist" is an inhabitant of Gotham, a town in Nottinghamshire, England. "Gotham" was applied to New York City by Washington Irving and others in Salmagundi; or The…
Gothamite (inhabitant of Gotham)
A "Gothamite" is an inhabitant of Gotham, a town in Nottinghamshire, England. "Gotham" was applied to New York City by Washington Irving and others in Salmagundi; or The…
Balloon Juice (seltzer or soda water)
"Balloon juice" in diner lingo means seltzer or carbonated soda water. The carbonation fills one up, like a blown balloon. The term "balloon juice" has been cited in print since…
Adam and Eve on a raft (poached eggs on toast)
"Adam and Eve" in diner lingo means an order of two eggs. The term "Adam and Eve" has been cited in print since at least 1891 and might have originated in an eating…