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Petro Metro (Houston nickname)

The city of Houston has large business interests in the petrochemical industry. 'Petro Metro" (or "Petro-Metro") is an untrademarked and infrequently used Houston nickname.…

Petrodollar

A "petrodollar" (petroleum + dollar) is a United States dollar earned by a country (such as an OPEC country) in the sale of its petroleum exports to another country. Georgetown University…

Petrogold

"Petrodollar" has been cited in print since 1973; "petrogold" has been cited in print since at least 2008. The "petrogold" term was popularized on the blog Zero Hedge…

Petroplex (Midland/Odessa nickname)

"Petroplex" is an imitation of "Metroplex" (Dallas/Fort Worth, trademarked from January 1972). The west Texas cities of Midland and Odessa -- where petroleum is the most…

Pfizer Flop

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, many of which were made by Pfizer. The effectiveness of these vaccines became questioned, and many seemingly healthy people were filmed…

Pflugervillian (inhabitant of Pflugerville)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Pflugerville, TexasPflugerville ( /ˈfluːɡərvɪl/) is a city in Travis and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 16,335 at the…

Phorrito (pho + burrito)

"Phorrito" (pho + burrito) is a food combination that has been written about on Twitter since 2009. Komodo os Los Angeles tweeted on October 26, 2014, "You believe your tastebuds,…

Photoplay

Entry in progress -- BP Wiktionary: photoplayNounphotopla (plural photoplays)1. A theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie.2. A novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with…