This site is edited by Barry Popik.
The Sunshine State. An etymological dictionary investigating the origins of Florida words, names, quotations and phrases, specializing in modern slang, nicknames, slogans, proverbs, adages and aphorisms. A web site by Barry Popik.
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“... And all I got was this lousy T-shirt” (10/8)
“Come on Vacation, Leave on Probation” (9/3)
“Disney World is like a huge people trap that is operated by a mouse” (8/10)
“Don’t Canada my Florida” (2/25)
“Don’t New York my Florida” (5/24)
“Don’t NY my Florida” (5/24)
“Florida—Land of Good Living” (8/17)
“Florida—Land of Newlyweds and Nearly Deads” (8/13)
“Florida—The Rules Are Different Here” (8/13)
“Florida kilos imply the existence of Florida ounces” (7/15)
“Florida ounces imply the existence of California ounces” (7/15)
“Florida weather be throwing out temperatures like Powerball numbers” (7/10)
“Gateway to Discovery” (or “Gateway to the Moon”) (8/13)
“How did Flori die?”/“She died in Missouri.” (4/12)
“In Florida we salt margaritas, not sidewalks” (8/19)
“Miami Beach is where neon goes to die” (Lenny Bruce) (8/15)
“Once you get Florida sand in your shoes, you never want to leave” (11/15)
“Remember that level of Super Mario 3, where the sun is trying to kill you? That’s Florida” (7/16)
“Run for the Orchids” (Florida Derby) (5/13)
“Scotland has Lochs, but Florida has Keys” (3/22)
“St. Patrick’s Day is just Cinco de Mayo for gingers living in Florida” (3/18)
“Stop complaining about your life. There are literally people living in Florida” (6/25)
“Summer on Yams, Winter on Yankees” & “Three seasons—orange, vegetable and invalid” (8/15)
“The further north you go, the further south you get” (Florida adage) (7/9)
“The great thing about Miami is that it’s so close to the United States” (10/4)
“The state bird is the (construction) crane” (2/3)
“Walmart is like a little piece of Florida in every state” (4/13)
“Where did the fortune-teller go on her vacation”/“To Palm Beach.” (8/16)
“Where do pianists go for vacation?”/“The Florida Keys.” (11/2)
“Where Shopping Is a Pleasure” (Publix) (8/13)
“World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” (Georgia Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators) (8/17)
3:05 Cafecito (from 305, the Miami area code) (3/4)
305 Day (from 305, the Miami area code) (3/4)
American Riviera (8/14)
Capital of Latin America (Miami nickname) (7/18)
Cigar City (Tampa nickname) (8/16)
Cuban Hamburger (Frita) (9/27)
Cuban Sandwich; Medianoche Sandwich (7/29)
Derby Daiquiri (and Derby Daiquiri Pie) (8/16)
Elena Ruz Sandwich (Elena Ruiz Sandwich; Elena Ruth; Marie Elena; Cuban Turkey Sandwich) (2/15)
Explosionism (art of explosions) (12/19)
Floribbean (Florida + Caribbean) (9/3)
Florida Glare (fiction genre) (7/14)
Florida Ounces (joke about “fl. oz.” or fluid ounces) (7/15)
Florida Room (8/16)
Floriduh (Florida + duh) (7/2)
Fly-up-the-Creek (Florida nickname) (1/24)
Fucking Crappy Ass Test (“FCAT” backronym) (10/16)
God’s Waiting Room (8/5)
Grapefruit League (Grapefruit Circuit, Grapefruit Loop) (8/5)
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