• “God bless West, Texas” (West, Texas slogan) (5/22)
• ABC ("Anyone But the Cowboys") (5/21)
• Texas Ironwood (mesquite) (5/17)
• Woodstock of Gaming (QuakeCon in Dallas) (5/1)
• Spring Break for Nerds (SXSW nickname) (5/1)
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This site is edited by Barry Popik. Technical matters are handled by Grant Barrett of Double-Tongued Word Wrester Dictionary.
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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Un-American Statesman (Austin American-Statesman nickname) (10/11)
Un-Texas (Austin nickname) (3/4)
Unique by Nature (McKinney slogan) (8/2)
UTEP Two-Step (basketball dribble) (7/18)
Uvaldean (inhabitant of Uvalde) (12/30)
Valluco (7/23)
Veer (football offensive formation) (5/24)
Vegan Chili (11/15)
Vegetarian Chili (Meatless Chili) (11/13)
Veggie Confetti or Vegetable Confetti (Veggie Confetti Taco; Veggie Confetti Chili) (2/22)
Velvet Rut (Austin music scene) (11/18)
Venice of America (San Antonio nickname) (4/26)
Venison Chili (Deer Chili; Deer Meat Chili) (10/13)
Vetch Capital of the World (Cooper nickname) (12/11)
Victorian (inhabitant of Victoria, Texas) (1/5)
Vietnamese Fajitas (Bo Nuong Xa) (2/23)
Vitamin G (grease) (2/8)
Vitamin T (tequila and/or tortillas, tacos, tamales, tostadas, tortas, tlacoyos, tlayudas) (2/7)
Volunteer Capital of Texas (Comal County nickname) (12/24)
Vuelve a la Vida ("Back to Life” or “Return to Life") (1/8)
Waco (Dr. Pepper); Dallas (Coke); Waxahachie (a Dr. Pepper and a Coke) (7/1)
Waco We Do (Waco slogan) (11/18)
Wacoan (inhabitant of Waco) (12/24)
Wacoite (inhabitant of Waco) (12/24)
Waddy (Waddie) (1/7)
Wait-a-Burger (Whataburger nickname) (6/12)
Walking Taco (Taco-in-a-Bag; Petro’s) (11/28)
Wall Street of the Southwest or Wall Street of Texas (The Strand in Galveston) (8/1)
Washeteria (Washateria; Washiteria) (10/25)
Wastewood (Westwood High School nickname) (2/19)
Water Ski Capital of Texas (Lake McQueeney nickname) (8/3)
Waterburger (Whataburger nickname/pronunciation) (3/7)
Watermelon Capital of Texas (Hempstead) & Seedless Watermelon Capital of Texas (Knox County) (12/10)
Waxahachian (inhabitant of Waxahachie) (12/31)
WD-40 (White Democrat Over 40) (11/14)
We Shoot Straight With You (Gun Barrel City motto) (3/17)
Weslacoan (inhabitant of Weslaco) (1/5)
West Texas Rain (a sandstorm) (7/30)
West Texas Sunset (cocktail) (10/20)
Western Sandwich (Denver Sandwich; Denver Omelet) (10/17)
Westerned (10/20)
Wet Burrito (Burrito Enchilada Style) (10/20)
Wetback (Wet Back) (10/25)
Wham Bam Tram or A Streetcar Named Disaster (Houston’s MetroRail) (7/8)
Wheatheart of the Nation (Perryton slogan) (9/14)
Where Dallas Goes for Fun (Addison slogan) (1/27)
Where Everybody Is Somebody & Home of Cowboys and Legends (Hico slogans) (1/28)
Where Quality Meets Life (Pflugerville slogan) (11/16)
Where thousands live the way millions wish they could (Needville slogan) (7/20)
Where Yee-Hah Meets Olé (Eagle Pass slogan) (1/27)
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