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 Bubble Gum Machine (police car) (9/10)
Texas Bumper (9/9)
Texas Burger (with pastrami) (4/7)
Texas Butter (8/5)
Texas Cadillac (pickup truck or Chevy Suburban) (8/5)
Texas Caesar Salad (8/24)
Texas Cake (1/19)
Texas Cakewalk (a hanging) (10/9)
Texas Cannonballs (black stuffed olives) (2/3)
Texas Caviar (black-eyed peas) (8/2)
Texas Celery (cardoon) (9/25)
Texas Champagne (hot sauce) (8/24)
Texas Chicken (Church’s Chicken in Mideast) (9/8)
Texas Chicken (ship-passing maneuver) (7/1)
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)
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