Roach Coach

"Roach coach" is an unfortunate nickname for many taco trucks. In the 1970s, airlines serving Latin America were sometimes called "roach coaches" (a slur against the…

Roadhouse (Road House)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Roadhouse (facility)In Australia A roadhouse is a service station in a rural area specifically aimed to service passing traffic on a major intercity route. A…

Robin Hood Plan (property tax)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Robin Hood planThe Robin Hood plan was a media nickname given to legislation enacted by the U.S. state of Texas in 1993 to provide court-mandated equitable…

Rodeo

"Rodeo" is Spanish for "round up." Pecos claims that it held the first "rodeo" (a spectator event as we know it today) on July 4, 1883. The claim is debated by other…

Rodeo Capital of Texas (Mesquite nickname)

Mesquite (near Dallas) has been home to Mesquite Championship Rodeo since 1958. In 1993, the Texas Legislature named Mesquite the "Rodeo Capital of Texas." Mesquite Championship Rodeo…

Romeritos

Romeritos is a Mexican herb that resembles rosemary. The Mexican dish of "romeritos" ("Romeritos en Revoltijo") adds dried shrimp, nopales, and pototoes and is served in a mole…

Romoing

Tony Romo became the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys during the 2006 season. He did not experience playoff success, and "Romoing" became a term for choking or failure.…

Rompope (Mexican eggnog)

Rompope ("rohm-POH-pay") is frequently called "Mexican eggnog." It usually contains eggs, milk, vanilla flavoring and rum. Rumpope was first made at a convent in Puebla, Mexico…

Rose Capital of America (Tyler nickname)

The city of Tyler has been called the "Rose Capital of America" since the 1920s and 1930s. A Tyler Rose Festival began in 1933, later renamed the Texas Rose Festival in 1936. About 20% of…

Round Rocker (inhabitant of Round Rock)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Round Rock, TexasRound Rock is a city in Travis and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos…

Roundagon (Hilton Austin Airport nickname)

"Roundagon" is the nickname of a round building at the Bergstrom Air Force Base, built in the late 1960s. "Roundagon" is a borrowing from Washington's "Pentagon"…

SA Town (San Antonio nickname)

San Antonio is sometimes called "S.A." or "SA" or "SA Town" (or hyphenated as "SA-Town"). It's pronounced like "say town," not the two letters…

Saigon (Seguin nickname)

Sequin is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas; Saigon was the capital of war-torn South Vietnam that was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1975 (although the name "Saigon" is still used today by…

Salbutes

Salbutes and panuchos are popular antojitos (appetizers or snacks) in the Yucatan area of Mexico. Salbutes are small, thick tortillas, deep-fried, and then topped with shredded meat and vegetables.…

Salsa Picante (Picante Sauce)

Salsa Picante (or Picante Sauce, or simply "hot sauce") was popularlized just after World War II, when David Pace introduced his Picante Sauce in 1947. Mexicans had been making "hot…

Salsa Ranchera (Ranch Sauce)

Salsa ranchera (ranch sauce) contains tomatoes, chiles, onions, salt and usually a few other ingredients. The salsa goes by other names as well, even simply "salsa." Gourmet SleuthSalsa…

Salsa Verde

Salsa verde is simply "green sauce." The Mexican salsa verde that's popular in Tex-Mex restaurants usually contains hot green chiles, tomatillos, onion, garlic, salt and vinegar.…

Saltwater Heaven (Aransas Pass nickname)

"Saltwater Heaven" is the nickname of Aransas Pass on the Gulf Coast. Aransas Pass encourages anglers to fish for speckled trout, redfish, flounder, black drum, or sheepshead in the bay.…