Lite Guv or Lite Gov (lieutenant governor)
"Lite guv" (or "lite gov") is an abbreviation for "lieutenant governor." Texas political pundit Molly Ivins (1944-2007) used "lite guv" in many of her…
Buildings/Housing/Parks
Litterbug (Litter Bug)
"Litterbug" (also spelled "litter-bug" or "litter bug") is a term that comes from the "jitterbug" era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Many city…
Little Accra (University Heights, Bronx)
University Heights in the Bronx has so many residents from Ghana (in east Africa) that it has been nicknamed "Little Accra" after Accra, the capital and largest city of Ghana.…
Little Afghanistan (Flushing, Queens)
New York City is home to a small Afghan community. Flushing has been called "Little Afghanistan" since at least 1988, although the community numbers only a few thousand. Habibullah…
Little Africa
Several places were called "Little Africa." 8 January 1898, New York Times, pg. 5:Church for Negroes on the West Side.The Rev. P. Butler Thompkins, pastor of St. James's Presbyterian…
Little Albania
"Little Albania" is a name sometimes applied to the Belmont section of the Bronx (also known as "Little Italy"). This "Little Albania" has been cited in print since at…
Little Alsace of Texas (Castroville nickname)
Castroville (near San Antonio) calls itself "The Little Alsace of Texas." The town was founded in 1844 by Henri Castro and a a small group of colonists, mostly from Alsace, France.…
Little Apple (Ithaca, New York)
Ithaca, New York, has called itself the "Little Apple," in contrast to New York City, the "Big Apple." The "Little Apple" nickname was coined and promoted in 1981 by…
Little Apple (Manhattan, Kansas nickname)
Manhattan, Kansas was incorporated in 1857. It compares to Manhattan, in New York City, only in name. After "the Big Apple" became famous in the 1970s, the Manhattan, Kansas Chamber of…
Little Apple (Manhattan, Kansas)
Manhattan, Kansas was incorporated in 1857. It compares to Manhattan, in New York City, only in name. After "the Big Apple" became famous in the 1970s, the Manhattan, Kansas Chamber of…
Little Apple (Roosevelt Island, New York City)
When "the Big Apple" caught on in a big way in the 1970s, Roosevelt Island joined the bandwagon, too. T-shirts proudly declared "Roosevelt Island - the Little Apple." Wikipedia…
Little Apple (Roosevelt Island)
When "the Big Apple" caught on in a big way in the 1970s, Roosevelt Island joined the bandwagon, too. T-shirts proudly declared "Roosevelt Island - the Little Apple." Wikipedia…
Little Apple (Toronto, Canada nickname)
What the city of Toronto is to the country on Canada is comparable to what New York City is to the United States. When New York City popularized "Big Apple" in the 1970s, Toronto…
Little Apple (Toronto, Canada)
What the city of Toronto is to the country on Canada is comparable to what New York City is to the United States. When New York City popularized "Big Apple" in the 1970s, Toronto…
Little Apple (Yonkers, New York)
Yonkers is located next to New York City (the "Big Apple"), and the nickname "Little Apple" has been infrequently used. "Little Apple (Yonkers, that is)" was printed…
Little Armenia (Murray Hill)
"Little Armenia" was the area in Manhattan along Lexington Avenue, from East 20th Street to East 40th Street (called Murray Hill). "Little Armenia" is cited in print since at…
Little Austin (Denton nickname)
Denton is a city that is the country seat of Denton County, Texas. Denton has been nicknamed "Little Austin" since at least 2009 because, like the Texas city of Austin, it has many…
Little Bangladesh
"Little Bangladesh" is a neighborhood nickname for any area filled with people of Bangladesh descent. New York City had more than one "Little Bangladesh." The Kensington section…
Little Beirut (Portland nickname)
When President George H. W. Bush visited Portland in May 1990, 25 people were arrested after a four-hour confrontation with police. When President Bush visited Portland again in September 1991, 400…
Little Belgium
"Little Belgium" has grown up around 14th Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan. The term was popularized by a New York Times article as recently as 1999.…