Taco Short of a Combination Plate (“not all there”)
"Taco short of a combination plate" is another way of saying that a person is "not all there" or "not playing with a full deck" (called "full deckisms"). The…
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Vietnamese Fajitas (Bo Nuong Xa)
Vietnamese fajitas (Bo Nuong Xa) are strips of beef with lemongrass, rolled in rice-paper wrappers (rather than tortillas). Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, sprouts, mint, basil, carrots, jalapeños…
LoCo (Lower Congress Avenue, Austin)
LoCo (Lower Congress Avenue in Austin) is just below SoCo (South Congress Avenue). "Loco" is a Spanish word meaning "crazy," and the unofficial neighborhood nickname has…
Sunset Capital of Texas (Oasis restaurant on Lake Travis, Austin)
Texas has many "capitals" that are designated by the state legislature. All of the "capitals" are cities. The Oasis restaurant on Lake Travis in Austin has such spectacular…
Margarita Chicken (Chicken Margarita)
"Margarita Chicken" or "Chicken Margarita" is another name for "Tequila Chicken" or "Chicken Tequila." Like a Margarita cocktail after which it was named,…
Tequila Chicken or Tequila Lime Chicken (Chicken Tequila)
Tequila (usually paired with lime juice) began to be added to chicken recipes by at least the 1970s, but the recipes became much more frequent in the 1990s. A 1977 recipe for "Chicken Tequila…
Veggie Confetti or Vegetable Confetti (Veggie Confetti Taco; Veggie Confetti Chili)
"Vegetable confetti" (or "veggie confetti") is a combination of vegetables that are cooked together. Recipes for "vegetable confetti" date to at least 1930.…
“The blackest land and the whitest people” (Greenville, Hunt County, TX)
"Welcome to Greenville. The Blackest Land, The Whitest People" was a sign that existed in Greenville (Hunt County) from 1921 until it was removed in the 1960s. The saying was from…
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…
“None of the hits, all of the time” (91.7 KVXR-FM, student radio at UT-Austin)
The motto for 91.7 KVXR-FM, the student-run radio station of the University of Texas at Austin, is "None of the hits, all of the time." Austin is known as the "Live Music Capital of…
Green Chile Burger/Green Chile Cheeseburger (Green Chili Burger/Green Chili Cheeseburger)
New Mexico is known for topping its hamburgers with green chili. The green chile burger (less often spelled as "green chili burger") and green chile cheeseburger (green chili…
“Eat Beef—The West Wasn’t Won on Salad”
"Eat Beef --The West Wasn't Won on Salad" is a bumper sticker that has appeared throughout the West. The saying originated in a 1990 promotional campaign by the North Dakota Beef…
Yankee Burger (hamburger with ketchup)
A ""Yankee Burger" is a hamburger (or cheeseburger) with ketchup. In most parts of the country, this is simply called a "hamburger" (or "cheeseburger"). However,…
Hamburger with mustard and without ketchup (Cowboy Burger; Texas Burger)
Texans traditionally eat hamburgers with mustard or with mayonnaise (or with both), but without ketchup. This is simply called a "hamburger" in Texas, but is sometimes called a…
Sissy Burger (hamburger with mayonnaise and without ketchup or mustard)
A "Sissy Burger" is a hamburger with mayonnaise and without ketchup or mustard. Dirty Martin's (established in Austin, Texas in 1926) serves a "Sissy Burger" with…
Texas Brush Popper
"You Texas brush-popper!" said John Wayne in the movie True Grit (1969). A "brush popper" (also known as a brush buster, brush hand, brush rider, brush thumper and brush…
Rockapulco (Rockaway Beach)
"Rockapulco" (Rockaway + Acapulco) has been a nickname for Rockaway Beach since at least the 1980s. Acapulco is a famous Mexican resort area; in 1964, a The Flinstones cartoon episode had…
Hamptons West (Far Rockaway)
Far Rockaway in Queens has called itself "Hamptons West" since 2001, largely from promotion by Queens Borough President Helen Marshall. The Hamptons are the expensive vacation areas on…
NoChe (North of Chelsea)
NoChe (North Of Chelsea) is an infrequently used neighborhood nickname for the Manhattan area between Hell's Kitchen and Chelsea that is also sometimes called Hellsea. "NoChe" is…
ProHo (Prospect Heights)
"ProHo" (like "Soho") has been infrequently used as a neighborhood nickname for Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The nickname has vulgar connotations ("pro ho" or…