• “Space cowboys imply the existence of space cows” (7/29)
• “The ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ film was a big lie. They didn’t damage a single chainsaw” (6/12)
• “Lubbock, Texas is so flat that if you stand on a penny you can see Dallas!” (3/23)
• “The four seasons of Texas: January, Summer, Summerer, Christmas” (3/23)
• “Welcome to Austin. Please don’t move here (I hear Dallas is great!)” (3/23)
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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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Wild and Woolly (1/17)
Wild West (Wild Wild West) (1/17)
Wimberleyite (inhabitant of Wimberley) (12/30)
Wind City, USA (Roscoe nickname) (7/13)
Wind Energy Capital of Texas (McCamey nickname) (1/30)
Windsor Stew (10/12)
Wine Root Stock Capital of the World (Denison nickname) (1/29)
Winter Texan (1/28)
Wishbone Offense (football formation) (9/4)
Woodstock of Gaming (QuakeCon in Dallas) (5/1)
Wop Salad (2/29)
World’s Largest Hotel Lobby (San Antonio River Walk nickname) (7/3)
World’s Richest Acre (oil-rich acre in Kilgore) (6/29)
World’s Toughest Boat Race (Texas Water Safari) (7/27)
Wow Boys or Wowboys (Dallas Cowboys nickname) (10/29)
Wrecking Crew (Texas A&M football defense) (8/3)
Wronghorns (satire of UT “Longhorns” nickname) (8/11)
XIT City (Dalhart nickname) (9/25)
Y’all (12/30)
Y’all Mahal (Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington) (9/6)
YallQaeda or Y’all Qaeda (y’all + al-Qaeda) (1/4)
Yamboree (12/8)
Yankee Burger (hamburger with ketchup) (2/19)
Yankee Dime (a kiss) (9/14)
Yeehaw (Yee-ha; Yee-haw) (3/11)
Yeehawd (yeehaw + jihad); Yeehawdist (yeehaw + jihadist) (1/3)
Yellow Velvet (corn and squash dish) (12/25)
Yokelhoma or Yokelahoma (Oklahoma nickname) (10/5)
You Have No Idea (El Paso slogan) (4/26)
You’ll Love Lufkin (Lufkin motto/slogan) (5/31)
Yoyos or Yo-Yos (Mexican pastries) (12/12)
Yuglies (young + ugly; Dallas Cowboys offensive line) (9/8)
Zero U (Oklahoma University) (8/26)
Zydecajun (zydeco + Cajun) (10/8)
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