Texas (Lone Star State Dictionary)

Plano Princess

Plano is a suburb of Dallas, rated by Forbes one of the "Top Suburbs To Live Well." Many Plano husbands have high-paying tech jobs and the Plano housewives -- who are perhaps too spoiled…

Planoite (inhabitant of Plano)

"Planoite” is the name of an inhabitant of Plano, Texas. The name “Planoite” has been cited in print since at least 1895. Wikipedia: Plano, TexasPlano ( /ˈpleɪnoʊ/) is a city in the…

Plastic Banana

American conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said in 1994, "phony baloney, plastic banana, good-time rock and roll pontificators - sweet justice!" Limbaugh used "plastic…

Plattsburgh: Michigan Hot Dog

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Michigan hot dogA Michigan hot dog or, "Michigan", is a steamed hot dog on a steamed bun topped with a meaty sauce, generally referred to as…

Play Street

A "play street" is a street closed to vehicular traffic so that children can play. "Play streets" -- cited in New York since 1915 -- usually are designated during the summer,…

Playcation (play + vacatinn)

"Playcation" (play + vacation) became a popular term -- following "staycation" -- the financial crisis of 2008. Maxine Maesinger (1925-2001), the "Big City Beat"…

Playground of the Southwest (Galveston nickname)

Galveston has been called the "Playground of the Southwest" since at least 1911, A 1918 newspaper explained the nickname: "An excellent beach, fishing, hunting, motoring and boating…

Plaza District

Midtown Manhattan's "Plaza District" is the area around the Plaza Hotel (at Central Park South/59th Street and Fifth Avenue). Wikipedia defines the Plaza District as "between…