Summer Stock
"Summer stock" are stage productions that are performed during the summer. Many New York actors have practiced their craft in the small cities that host summer stock productions.…
Education/Schools
Summer Time (bread and milk)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Brooklyn Newsstand3 July 1887, Brooklyn (NY) Daily Egale, pg. 13, col. 1:"Summer time," is bread and milk. Entry in progress -- B.P. Hudson River Valley Heritage…
Sun Belt (or Sunbelt)
Texas is part of the "sun belt" states of the South. The term has existed from at least the 1920s, but was popularized in the late 1960s when federal government programs specifically used…
Sun City (El Paso nickname)
El Paso has been nicknamed the "Sun City" because it gets over 300 days of sun each year. Many Texas cities have limited rainfall, so the nickname shouldn't be exclusive to El Paso.…
Sun Slope (Sunset Park + South Park Slope)
Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn is located near the communities of Sunset Park and South Park Slope (or South Slope). The neighborhood nickname "Sun Slope" (Sunset Park + South Park Slope)…
Sun, Salsa and Soldiers (Fort Bliss/El Paso slogan)
The city of El Paso has many days without rain and has long been called "Sun City." El Paso is just across the border from the Mexican city of Juarez, and Fort Bliss is located in El Paso…
Sundae Driver (vodka + orange juice + ice cream)
A "Sunday driver" is someone who drives slowly (and often poorly), There are several puns about a "sundae driver." An early pun involves a driver who eats ice cream. "A…
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…
Sunflower Capital of Texas & Crossroads of Texas (Hearne nickname)
Hearne bills itself as the "Crossroads of Texas," in the middle of a triangle formed by Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Hearne used to be a commercial producer of sunflowers,…
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…
Sunnysider (inhabitant of Sunnyside, Queens)
"Sunnysider” is the name of an inhabitant of Sunnyside, in the borough of Queens. The name “Sunnysider” has been cited in print since at least 1923. Wikipedia: Sunnyside, QueensSunnyside…
Sunset Capital of Texas (Oasis restaurant on Lake Travis, Austin)
Texas has many "capitals" that are designated by the state legislature. All of the "capitals" are cities. The Oasis restaurant on Lake Travis in Austin has such spectacular…
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…
SUNY-Harlem (Columbia University)
Columbia University is an Ivy League college. It is not a member college of the State University of New York. Columbia University is located near Harlem. "SUNY-Harlem" is a recent,…
Super Bowl of Fashion (New York Fashion Week nickname)
Several large fashion events have been called the "Super Bowl of Fashion." The Super Bowl is the championship game in the National Football League and is one of the most-watched…
Super Congress
The term "Super Congress" was introduced on July 24, 2011, and became part of the deal to increase the debt ceiling. A special committee or "Super Congress" of 13 persons…