1940s-1950s: Assorted Big Apple citations

Sundance Eggs

'Sundance eggs" is an English name sometimes used for the Spanish name of the Tex-Mex breakfast dish "migas" (crumbs). Sundance eggs/migas consists usually of scrambled eggs,…

Sundown Town

A "sundown town" is a town where certain groups of people are accepted to work during the day, but not to live there (and sleep there after sundown). The term "sundown town" has…

Sunny San Leon (San Leon nickname)

San Leon in Galveston County has been called "Sunny San Leon" since at least 2003. San Leon has also been called "a small drinking village with a large fishing problem."…

Sunny Side Up

"Sunny side up" means an order of eggs fried on one side only. The term "sunny side up" has been used in restaurant slang since at least 1887. According to an 1899 newspaper…

Sunset State (Oregon nickname)

When Oregon joined the Union in 1859, it was the westernmost state -- the place where the sun last set on the United States. The Oregon nickname of "Sunset State" has been cited in print…

Sunshine State (Florida nickname)

Florida has officially been called the "Sunshine State" since 1970. Unofficially, Florida had been called the "Sunshine State" since at least May 1906. L. Bradford Prince…

Sunshine Vitamin (Vitamin D nickname)

Vitamin D can be acquired through exposure to sunlight. The vitamin D nickname of the "sunshine vitamin" has been cited in print since at least 1927, when the nickname was used in…

Superbas (Brooklyn baseball team)

"Superbas" was the nickname of the baseball team that would later be called the Brooklyn Dodgers (now the Los Angeles Dodgers). "Superba" was the title of an 1890s entertainment…

Superbowlian (Super Bowlian)

The Super Bowl is the National Football League's championship game. "Superbowlian" (or "Super Bowlian") -- the adjective -- reflects things about or like the Super Bowl;…