Flaquita (Flaco; Flaquities)
"Flaquita" (from the word "flaco") is Spanish for "little skinny one." It is the opposite of the "gordita," or "little fat one." Trudy's…
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"Flaquita" (from the word "flaco") is Spanish for "little skinny one." It is the opposite of the "gordita," or "little fat one." Trudy's…
The Iguana Grill on Lake Travis in Austin, Texas, has a drink called the "Texartini." The Iguana Grill doesn't state the Texartini's ingredients, but provides a fictitious…
"Baleadas" are a Honduran version of "burritos." A wheat flour tortilla is folded in half and filled with beans, crumbled cheese and sour cream, and often with other ingredients…
"DoBro" is a neighborhood nickname for "Downtown Brooklyn." The nickname has been used in the Brooklyn Downtown Star since at least February 2006. Brooklyn Downtown StarDateline…
Park Slope in Brooklyn was a blighted area in the 1970s, but in the late 1980s and 1990s, people began migrating to the area as a cheaper alternative to Manhattan. Many lesbians came to Park Slope…
A "Mexican roadblock" (or "Mexican road block") is when two cars travel at the same speed on both lanes of a two-lane highway (or three cars on a three-lane highway, etc.). This…
Entry in Progress -- B.P. Urban Dictionary1. KickerAnother term for a hick or a redneck. The term is usually used for high school guys. They tend to wear their Wranglers inside their boots and they…
"Eggs Benedict" is a classic dish of poached eggs placed on a slice of ham on an English muffin, with a covering of hollandaise sauce. "Texas Eggs Benedict" ("Tex-Mex Eggs…
"Salt water taffy" supposedly originated by accident in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1883. Salt water taffy was served at other seaside places (such as Coney Island), but it remains an…
"Taco breath" (less frequently given as "burrito breath" or "enchilada breath" or "jalapeño breath") is what happens when one eats tacos (or burritos or…
"Mexican Eggs Benedict" is a popular dish at Trudy's (Austin, TX) and Dos Caminos (New York, NY). "Eggs Benedict" is a classic dish of poached eggs placed on a slice of ham…
"I Dance Country at the Broken Spoke, Austin, Texas" is a popular slogan of The Broken Spoke, billed as "the best honky-tonk in Texas" and "Texas' most definitive…
"When you're here, you're halfway there" is the motto of the MidPoint Cafe in Adrian, Texas, located on Route 66, 1139 miles from Los Angeles and 1139 miles from Chicago. The…
"Just a two-step back in time" is the slogan of the Coupland Inn & Dancehall in Coupland (near Austin and Round Rock). The dance hall was built in 1910; a bar inside the dance hall…
The "Telecom Corridor" is a registered trademark (since 1988) of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce. The city of Richardson (near Dallas) is home to many technology companies, including…
A "whiskey ding" is a scratch on an automobile; the driver (who had been drinking whiskey) cannot recall the dents. The origin of the term "whiskey ding" is unknown. The term is…
"Bubba" is a form of the word "brother." While there are "Bubbas" throughout the South (some have called Arkansas's Bill Clinton "Bubba"), the term…
Entry in progress. Penniless lexicographer taking a break. -- B.P. Christie's Seafood & Steaks (Houston, TX)Mr. Theodore Christie was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1885. He arrived to this…
Entry in progress. Penniless lexicographer taking a break -- B.P. Wise GeekWhat is a Shore Dinner?A shore dinner is a meal of mixed seafood or freshwater fish, depending on the region. The name is…
Michael Corcoran of the Austin (TX) American-Statesman has called the city of Austin "Riviera on the Range" since 1998. Corcoran covers the film industry in Austin and he was comparing…