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This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas slang and phrases: How y'all can talk like a Texan. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. Holiday Shopping Guides.
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These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture. This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.
I made a funny! I say it's spinach; I see nothing! I hear nothing! I know nothing! I told him, 'Julie, don't go!' I told him, "Julie, don't go!" I wanna dip my balls in it! I was reading a book the other day; I yam what I yam! I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords; I'll be in my bunk; I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today
The Texas World, a newspaper first published in 1900, is said to have labeled Houston "the Magnolia City", [20] but the nickname had been in use among the locals since the 1870s. [21] Areas of east Houston, particularly Harrisburg and Magnolia Park , were once natural Magnolia forests that were wiped out by urban sprawl by the 1920s.
Hook 'em Horns is the chant and hand signal of The University of Texas at Austin. Students, alumni, and fans of the university employ a greeting consisting of the phrase "Hook 'em" or "Hook 'em Horns" to show school pride. The gesture is meant to approximate the shape of the head and horns of the UT mascot, the Texas Longhorn Bevo. The sign is ...
Then there’s #MolonLabe, a Greek phrase meaning “come and take [them],” which, legend has it, was the Spartan king Leonidas’ response when the Persian army told him and his army to lay down their weapons. The phrase, adopted by gun rights advocates as a rallying cry against gun control, was in the Twitter bios of 396 Trump followers and ...
Keep Austin Weird is a slogan coined by Red Wassenich in 2000 while giving a pledge to "The Lounge Show", a quirky, eclectic radio show on an Austin radio station KOOP Radio.