Recent entries:
“Mild salsa is like non-alcoholic beer. Pointless” (3/17)
“Mild salsa is like decaf coffee. Pointless” (3/17)
“Mild salsa tastes like tomato sauce” (3/17)
“Mild salsa tastes like cold tomato soup” (3/17)
“Mild salsa tastes like tomato paste” (3/17)
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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 Chowder (Texas Clam Chowder) (9/19)
Texas Coleslaw (Texas Cole Slaw) (9/12)
Texas Cow Chips (8/27)
Texas Crabgrass or Texas Crab Grass (a spinach and crabmeat dish) (8/24)
Texas Crud (4/2)
Texas Crutch (using aluminum foil in BBQ) (1/9)
Texas Cucumber (banana squash; hot pepper; watermelon) (10/10)
Texas Death Match (wrestling) (9/16)
Texas Deep-Fried Turkey (12/3)
Texas Dim Bulb Award (1/24)
Texas Dip (debutante curtsy) (11/21)
Texas Dip (sandwich) (11/21)
Texas Draw (buy/sell agreement) (9/18)
Texas Earthworm (a rattlesnake) (4/23)
Texas Egg Roll (9/9)
Texas Eggs Benedict (Tex-Mex Eggs Benedict) (3/8)
Texas Exit (traffic term) (12/6)
Texas Fairy Tale (“Y’all ain’t gonna believe this” instead of “Once upon a time”) (9/10)
Texas Fifth (half-gallon of liquor) (6/5)
Texas Fizz (cocktail) (3/5)
Texas Flag “Pledge of Allegiance” (8/14)
Texas flag only one at same height as U.S. flag (urban legend) (4/27)
Texas French Toast (12/3)
Texas Fruitcake (9/24)
Texas Goat Sauce (9/21)
Texas Grilled Cheese Sandwich (8/8)
Texas Gulag (Gulag State of Texas) (3/1)
Texas Haircut (financial term) (2/1)
Texas has four seasons: Drought, Flood, Blizzard and Twister (12/5)
Texas Hash (10/24)
Texas Hat Trick (four goals by a player in an ice hockey game) (12/25)
Texas Heart Shot (hunting shot) (12/5)
Texas Hibachi (10/24)
Texas Hold ‘Em (8/6)
Texas Holey Rock (honeycomb limestone) (5/21)
Texas Hollywood (movie studio/theme park in Spain) (4/27)
Texas Hooker (or Panhandle Hook) (4/5)
Texas Horned Lizard Capital of the World (Kenedy nickname) (12/24)
Texas Horseshoes (Washer Pitching; Washer Tossing; Redneck Horseshoes; Hillbilly Horseshoes) (4/10)
Texas Hot Peanuts (5/15)
Texas Hot Weiners (Texas Weiners, or Texas Wieners) (8/9)
Texas House (Breezeway; Dog-Run House; Dogtrot House; Possum Trot House; Saddlebag House) (8/31)
Texas Ironwood (mesquite) (5/17)
Texas Island Dressing (11/24)
Texas Kool-Aid or Texas Cool-Aid (cocktail & wine & Crown Royal nickname) (9/29)
Texas Lawyer Hunting (lawyer joke) (10/17)
Texas Leaguer (Texas League Hit) (10/8)
Texas Leica (2/9)
Texas Lemonade (Texas Limeade) (10/28)
Texas Lizzies (Christmas cookies) (3/15)
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