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1. Bleeding Blue: Kentucky's obsession with the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team. The tradition rich program is a great s...  
2. Hot Brown: No, this does not refer to messing your pants, rather it refers to a Kentucky delicacy. The Hot Brown is an open-fa...  
3. Keeneland: The grand horse racetrack in Lexington. Meets occur twice a year – three weeks in April and three weeks in May. You...  
4. Burgoo: A stew sort of thing. Generally it is made with whatever you want to put in it. You have some sort of meat like mut...  
5. 4th Friday: An art show that occurs no the fourth Friday of every month except November and December at the Loudoun House Galle...  
6. Thursday Night Live: A summer concert series held in Cheapside Park. A great way to enjoy a warm Thursday evening.  
7. Questapalooza: An annual festival put on by Quest Community Church featuring nationally known Christian music artists, carnival ri...  
8. Thirsty Thursdays: Head out to the Lexington Legends games at Applebee’s Park on the north side of town on a Thursday night for cheep ...  
9. Hamburg: Gargantuan collection of strip malls and stand alone shops exploding just off I-75 on the south end of town. There ...  
10. Winchester Swamp Water: Nickname for Ale-8-One. A ginger ale made in Winchester, Kentucky and consumed by many Lexingtonians.  
11. LOO-Uh-Vill: This is how the locals in Louisville say Louisville.  
12. LOO-ee-vill: The improper way to pronounce Louisville (LOOuhville).  
13. Legends: Lexington's minor league baseball team. They are a class A farm team for the Houston Astros. The best known player ...  
14. Churchill Downs: Track of the world famous Kentucky Derby, located in Louisville, KY.  
15. Kentucky Derby: First leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for Thoroughbreds held at Chu...  
 
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Refers to the gentrifying effect of the University of Pennsylvania on the West Philadelphia area.

Pejorative nickname given to Madison by political conservatives due to its long history of progressive politics. (Also see "60 square miles surrounded by reality".)

(noun) Traffic light maneuver associated with Pittsburgh. It is when a the first car in either direction waiting for a stop light is allowed to (or claims the right to) turn left before the car facing the opposite direction proceeds straight ahead.

Celebrated on February 9th, 2010, a good 53 days before Easter (as opposed to the typical 46 for Mardi Gras), honoring the New Orleans Saints and their new Lombardi Trophy!

A Jucy Lucy is a cheeseburger which has the cheese inside the beef patty rather than on top. The origin of the Jucy Lucy is under dispute. Some claim that it originated at Matt's Bar in south Minneapolis while others suggest that it was invented at the 5-8 Club, another bar a short distance away (which spells it, "Juicy Lucy").