Torture All Kids Severely (“TAKS” backronym)
TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) is a standardized test that replaced other tests in 2003. TAKS has been given the backronymic (back acronym) nickname "Torture All Kids…
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Torygraph (Telegraph nickname)
nin progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: The Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph is a broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and…
Tosc-Mex or Tusc-Mex (Tuscany, Italy + Tex-Mex cuisine)
What would a restaurant serving Italian + Tex-Mex cuisine be like? The restaurant Matilda opened in New York City in late 2007, offering a mix of Tuscany (Toscana) and Mexico that it called…
Tostada (Tostado)
"Tostada" (or the less-used "tostado") is simply Spanish for "toasted." By the 1930s, tostadas (fried tortillas) were advertised as "original Mexican corn…
Tostada Burger
"Tostada Burger" is a specialty at Chris Madrids (established 1977) in San Antonio. The combination of tostada and hamburger includes refried beans, crushed corn chips and cheddar cheese…
Total Sexual Assault (Transportation Security Administration or TSA nickname)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began in 2001 under the U.S. Department of Transportation; in 2003, TSA was moved to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. New airport scanners…
Totalitolerance (totalitarian + tolerance)
"Totalitolerance" (totalitarian + tolerance) was cited in print in 2003 and 2004 and appears to have been first used in the United Kingdom. "Heard a great new word this morning:…
Totally Stupid Assholes (Tranportation Security Administration or TSA nickname)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began in 2001 under the U.S. Department of Transportation; in 2003, TSA was moved to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The TSA has been…
Totchos (tater tots + nachos)
"Tochos" (from the words "tater tots" and "nachos") were popularized by the Oaks Bottom Public House (Portland, OR) in 2006. The tortilla chips in nachos are replaced…
Totopo
A totopo is a flat, round corn product similar to a tortilla. In the United States, however, it's a brand name for a triangular tortilla corn chip. The Mexican totopos and the American totopos…
TOTUS (Teleprompter Of The United States)
U.S. President Barack Obama was inaugurated on January 20, 2009 and became known for reading his speeches off of a teleprompter. The nickname "TOTUS" (Teleprompter Of The United States)…
Touch Football
Entry in progress. Wikipedia is wrong that this originated in the Navy in the 1940s. Touch football was popular for a long time on NYC streets -- B.P. Wikipedia: Touch football (American)Touch…
Tough Shit, America (Transportation Security Administration or TSA nickname)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began in 2001 under the U.S. Department of Transportation; in 2003, TSA was moved to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. New airport scanners…
Toughest Town in Texas (Luling slogan)
Many towns in Texas claimed to be the roughest and the toughest in all Texas. For many reasons, the slogan "Toughest Town in Texas" stuck the most to Luling. The slogan is historical and…
Tour de Brooklyn
Transportation Alternatives' "Tour de Brooklyn" is a new annual bicycling event. It's not the Tour de France, but it's not meant to be that.…
Tout TV
The financial television network CNBC has often been criticized for cheerleading its viewers into buying stocks, The business channel has been nicknamed "Tout TV" since at least 2000. A…
Town Without a Frown (Happy slogan)
Yes, there is a town called Happy, Texas. It's slogan is "The Town Without a Frown." Of course! Handbook of Texas OnlineHAPPY, TEXAS. Happy, on U.S. Highway 87 in northern Swisher…
Townie (tart + brownie)
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Evening Standard (London)Forget cronuts, try a townie instead! The croissant donut is so last month. Victoria Stewart challenges a London baker to whip up a batch of…
Toxic City (Texas City nickname)
Texas City and its surrounding region in Galveston County is home to many petrochemical plants. By at least 1990, Texas City acquired the unattractive nickname of "Toxic City." The…
Toxic Hell (Taco Bell nickname)
Taco Bell fast food restaurants have been nicknamed the derogatory term "Toxic Hell" since at least 1990. Other Taco Bell nicknames include "Taco Hell" (cited in print since at…