Big Pineapple (Honolulu, Hawaii nickname)
Honolulu, Hawaii, is sometimes called the "Big Pineapple" because of Hawaii's role in the pineapple-growing industry. The "Big Pineapple" nickname followed the 1970s…
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Big Pineapple (San José, Costa Rica nickname)
San José, Costa Rica is sometimes called "the Big Pineapple." I was there and never heard this, but it's in some tourist literature so it's gotta be true. Wikipedia: San José,…
Big Plum (“New York may be the Big Apple, but Cleveland’s a Plum”)
"New York may be the Big Apple, but Cleveland's a Plum" (occasionally, "The Big Plum") was meant to answer Cleveland's fiscal crisis in the 1970s, just as "the…
Big Potato (Boise, Idaho nickname)
Both Boise (the city) and Idaho (the state) have been called "the Big Potato." It's not a formal nickname, but it's another natural extension of the "Big Apple"…
Big Potato (jocular mistake for “Big Apple”)
New York City is called the "Big Apple," not the "Big Potato." However, Betty White, playing the character Rose Nylund on the television sitcom The Golden Girls, the "Sick…
Big Raisin (summary)
"Big Raisin" was somewhat popular in 1977 (during the 1970s "Big Apple" revival) as a nickname for Fresno, California. Fresno grows a lot of raisins.…
Big Red Apple (sculpture in Cornelia, Georgia, 1926-present)
Several regions of North America have been billed as a "Land of the Big (Red) Apple." Cornelia, Georgia has an apple monument that reads: "HOMEOF THEBIG…
Big Red with the Long Green Stem (Seventh Avenue/Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard)
"Big Red with the Long Green Stem" was Seventh Avenue (now Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard) in Harlem, between roughly 130th and 150th Streets. The term combined several slang terms:…
Big Road Apple (Big Apple + road apple)
"Big Road Apple" (Big Apple + road apple) is an unflattering nickname for New York City. "Road apple" is a term derived from the horse manure that used to be found on roads in…
Big Rue (Broadway)
Broadway in Manhattan has long been known for its theatrical entertainments, In 1926, it was sometimes called the "Big Rue" -- where a French word is substituted for "Big…
Big Sandy (Belmont Park nickname)
"Big Sandy" is the nickname of the racetrack at Belmont Park, perhaps a reflection of the old 1920s "Big Apple" name for the New York racetracks and the "Big A"…
Big Scrapple (Philadelphia nickname)
"The Big Scrapple" is sometimes said to be a nickname for Philadelphia, but no one really calls it that. When a Philadelphia newspaper story involves scrapple or New York City (or both),…
Big Six
"Big Six" was the name of the Americus fire truck used by Boss William Tweed and his Tammany Hall gang. Later, "Big Six" was the nickname of the great New York Giants baseball…
Big Six (Albany, Buffalo, New York, Rochester, Syracuse, Yonkers)
The term "Big Six" has historical significance in New York. Since at least the 1950s, New York State's six largest cities have been called "Big Six." "With little…
Big Sleazy (New Orleans nickname)
"Big Sleazy" is a nickname for New Orleans, Louisiana, that is basically a negative version of a popular nickname, "Big Easy." The nickname "Big Sleazy" was published…
Big Smoke (London, UK nickname)
"The Big Smoke" (or, "the Great Smoke") is London, England -- a city known for its fog. "The Big Smoke" dates earlier than "the Big Apple," but London's…
Big Smoke (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Toronto, Canada, is called the "Big Smoke." The nickname has been cited in print since at least April 10, 1959, when it was used in the Barrie (ON) Examiner. "Big Smoke" was…
Big Smoke (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Toronto, Canada, is called the "Big Smoke." The nickname has been cited in print since at least April 10, 1959, when it was used in the Barrie (ON) Examiner. "Big Smoke" was…
Big Stem (Broadway)
"Big Stem" is a nickname of Broadway, in Manhattan's theater district. It's a combination of "main stem" and "big" (as in "Big Apple," "big…
Big Strawberry (summary)
"Big Strawberry" is the infrequently used nickname of Garden Grove, California. The Garden Grove Journal has helped popularize the nickname. http://ggjournal.com/guide.htmlA Guide to…