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This site is edited by Barry Popik.
The Lone Star State. An etymological dictionary investigating the origins of Texas 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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Texas Potatoes (10/20)
Texas Punch (8/2)
Texas Quiche (7/31)
Texas Ranch Beans (10/20)
Texas Ranger Nine-Bean Soup (10/13)
Texas Ratio (7/15)
Texas Rattlesnake (cocktail) (9/29)
Texas Rice Salad (Texmati Rice Salad) (1/14)
Texas Riviera (Texas Gulf Coast) (8/13)
Texas Road Fairy (4/14)
Texas Roadkill (Texas Roadhouse nickname) (4/4)
Texas Rock Rose (Pavonia lasiopetala) (9/11)
Texas Roll (sushi) (11/5)
Texas Room (family room) (8/9)
Texas Rose (cocktail) (2/10)
Texas Rose (onion appetizer) (2/11)
Texas Sausage Trail (5/25)
Texas Schmexas (Texas Shmexas) (7/8)
Texas Scramble (golf) (10/12)
Texas Scramble (scrambled egg and other dishes) (10/12)
Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy (3/9)
Texas Sheath Cake (12/22)
Texas Sheet Cake (9/9)
Texas Shootout or Texas Showdown (buy/sell agreement) (9/19)
Texas Shuffle (jury selection) (7/27)
Texas Spaghetti (or Mexican Spaghetti) (11/9)
Texas Stop (8/7)
Texas Stop Sign (Dairy Queen) (8/7)
Texas Strangers (Texas Rangers baseball team unofficial nickname) (6/2)
Texas Strategy (Paul Krugman NY Times column) (1/22)
Texas Straw Hat (similar to Frito pie) (9/9)
Texas Strawberries (beans; jalapenos; shelled corn) (10/8)
Texas Strong (2/3)
Texas Sunrise (Big Red + tequila) (9/16)
Texas Sunshine (citrus-ade) (8/26)
Texas Sweat (cocktail) (9/29)
Texas Sweet Onion (8/4)
Texas Switch (11/18)
Texas T-Bone Corridor (high-speed rail) (8/13)
Texas T-Shirt (disposable toilet seat cover) (9/3)
Texas Tacks (thorns) (8/8)
Texas Taffy (beef jerky for dogs) (9/8)
Texas Tapenade (9/22)
Texas Tarragon (Mexican Mint Marigold) (10/13)
Texas Tea (oil, alcoholic drink, iced tea, et al.) (8/5)
Texas Tender (8/26)
Texas Three-Kick Rule (lawyer joke) (9/3)
Texas Three-Step (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio) (2/28)
Texas Timex (gold Rolex watch) (9/8)
Texas Toast (7/27)
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