Big Mikan (summary)
"The Big Mikan" is Tokyo's answer to New York City's nickname, "the Big Apple." A mikan is a citrus fruit resembling an orange. The nickname 'Big Mikan"…
Big Nipple (summary)
Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci called Los Angeles "the Big Nipple." The somewhat shocking nickname is amusing, but is seldom used. Bertolucci explained this Big Apple-knockoff…
Big O (Omaha, Nebraska nickname)
Omaha, Nebraska is sometimes called the 'Big O." Basketball superstar Oscar Robertson (an NBA player from 1960 to 1974) popularized "The Big O" nickname for himself. New York…
Big Olive (Thebes, Greece nickname)
The 1997 Disney animated movie Hercules called ancient Thebes, Greece, by the nickname "the Big Olive." A character said: "One town, a million troubles. The one and only Thebes. The…
Big Orange (California and Orange County-NY nickname)
In the 1970s, just as "the Big Apple" became popular for New York, "the Big Orange" was sometimes used for Los Angeles or the state of California. "Big Orange" was…
Big Orange (Tel Aviv, Israel nickname)
Tel Aviv (Israel's commercial center) is often compared to New York City. Jaffa (now part of Tel Aviv) has long been famous for the Jaffa orange. Tel Aviv has called itself "the Big…
Big Persimmon (summary)
Tokyo is very seldom called "the Big Persimmon," but some have used the term. There is a blog called "The Big Persimmon" (http://little-wings.com/wordpress/).…
Big Pineapple (Australian icon)
Australia has "the Big Pineapple." It also has a "Big Banana" and a "Big Prawn" and a "Big Merino." It's a big country. "The Big Pineapple" is…
Big Pineapple (Honolulu, Hawaii nickname)
Honolulu, Hawaii, is sometimes called the "Big Pineapple" because of Hawaii's role in the pineapple-growing industry. The "Big Pineapple" nickname followed the 1970s…
Big Pineapple (San José, Costa Rica nickname)
San José, Costa Rica is sometimes called "the Big Pineapple." I was there and never heard this, but it's in some tourist literature so it's gotta be true. Wikipedia: San José,…
Big Plum (“New York may be the Big Apple, but Cleveland’s a Plum”)
"New York may be the Big Apple, but Cleveland's a Plum" (occasionally, "The Big Plum") was meant to answer Cleveland's fiscal crisis in the 1970s, just as "the…
Big Potato (Boise, Idaho nickname)
Both Boise (the city) and Idaho (the state) have been called "the Big Potato." It's not a formal nickname, but it's another natural extension of the "Big Apple"…
Big Potato (jocular mistake for “Big Apple”)
New York City is called the "Big Apple," not the "Big Potato." However, Betty White, playing the character Rose Nylund on the television sitcom The Golden Girls, the "Sick…
Big Raisin (summary)
"Big Raisin" was somewhat popular in 1977 (during the 1970s "Big Apple" revival) as a nickname for Fresno, California. Fresno grows a lot of raisins.…
Big Scrapple (Philadelphia nickname)
"The Big Scrapple" is sometimes said to be a nickname for Philadelphia, but no one really calls it that. When a Philadelphia newspaper story involves scrapple or New York City (or both),…
Big Sleazy (New Orleans nickname)
"Big Sleazy" is a nickname for New Orleans, Louisiana, that is basically a negative version of a popular nickname, "Big Easy." The nickname "Big Sleazy" was published…
Big Smoke (London, UK nickname)
"The Big Smoke" (or, "the Great Smoke") is London, England -- a city known for its fog. "The Big Smoke" dates earlier than "the Big Apple," but London's…
Big Smoke (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Toronto, Canada, is called the "Big Smoke." The nickname has been cited in print since at least April 10, 1959, when it was used in the Barrie (ON) Examiner. "Big Smoke" was…
Big Smoke (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Toronto, Canada, is called the "Big Smoke." The nickname has been cited in print since at least April 10, 1959, when it was used in the Barrie (ON) Examiner. "Big Smoke" was…
Big Strawberry (summary)
"Big Strawberry" is the infrequently used nickname of Garden Grove, California. The Garden Grove Journal has helped popularize the nickname. http://ggjournal.com/guide.htmlA Guide to…