Another name for a laundromat, taken from Houston's rich "Spanglish" vernacular.
A term for Detroit coined by former president Franklin Roosevelt during the second World War to describe the transition of the Ford Motor Company's production from cars to tanks.
Sarcastic reference to Santa Monica's tenant-friendly rent-control laws. The expression is popular among landlords in Santa Monica, a suburb of Los Angeles.
A nickname for New York City. Gotham City is a fictional city used in DC Comics, but it is said to be modeled after NYC.
1. Tonic is the common generic term in Boston for soft drink.
2. Soda
1. Water moccasin-infested
2. Adj. describing dark, murky areas along the banks of Barton Creek in which water moccasins may lurk. For use when evaluating swimming holes.
Forbes Magazine bestowed this honor upon the Mile-High city in light of its record breaking contraceptive sales.
Referring to something that was damaged or destroyed during Hurricane Hugo in 1989. The hurricane made landfall as a category 4 storm and did extensive damage to downtown Charleston as well as the northern suburbs of Mount Pleasant, Sullivan's Island, and Isle of Palms.