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.
A reference to the Detroit Red Wings hockey team when they lose.
This slang for rubber bands in Pittsburgh speak.
Old nickname for Milwaukee, esp. in the 19th century. The source of the nickname was the cream colored bricks once manufactured in Milwaukee.
An old nickname for Knoxville for its former prominence in the textile industry. At one point Knoxville had 20 textile mills, but they started to close in the 1950's.
Short for the "Segway Human Transporter", a two-wheeled, motorized sidewalk 'scooter' that one can easily rent or buy in D.C.
Nickname for Atlanta that comes from the generally sticky-hot weather in the city.
Carry a heavy load or a bulky package for a distance: "The MTA is on strike every Christmas, so we schlep our packages from Macy's to Grand Central"