• “Frozen margaritas are just smoothies for Texans” (3/10)
• “Frozen margaritas are just Texas smoothies” (3/10)
• “Don’t Canada my Texas” (2/25)
• “Pollen is the snow of the south” (1/2)
• “The only thing in Texas that changes faster than the weather is a woman’s mind” (12/6)
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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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Un-American Statesman (Austin American-Statesman nickname) (10/11)
Un-Texas (Austin nickname) (3/4)
Unique by Nature (McKinney slogan) (8/2)
Unique Dining Capital of Texas (Roanoke nickname) (10/5)
University of Texas at Omaha (7/7)
Uplift Town (McLean nickname) (9/20)
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)
Warm Crap in a Bag (Frito Pie nickname) (10/30)
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)
Way South Austin (4/4)
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)
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