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Although Maryland is not often considered part of Dixie today, [2] [3] it is below the Mason–Dixon line.If the origin of the term Dixie is accepted as referring to the region south and west of that line (which excludes Delaware despite it having been a slave state in 1861), Maryland lies within Dixie.
The song added a new term to the American lexicon: "Whistling 'Dixie'" is a slang expression meaning "[engaging] in unrealistically rosy fantasizing." [98] For example, "Don't just sit there whistling 'Dixie'!" is a reprimand against inaction, and "You ain't just whistling 'Dixie'!" indicates that the addressee is serious about the matter at hand.
Dixieland is a traditional style of jazz music. Dixieland may also refer to: An alternative rendering of Dixie - a nickname for the Southern United States, particularly states that comprised the Confederate States of America
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, recording its first disc in 1917, was the first instance of jazz music being called "Dixieland", though at the time, the term referred to the band, not the genre. The band's sound was a combination of African American/New Orleans ragtime and Sicilian music . [ 1 ]
The locals of Cincinnati use slang terms and phrases that have been part of the local culture for so long, nobody stops to ask why. Once they move away from home, they realize they've been using ...
The term “Dixie Alley” has been used to refer to much of the area of the lower Mississippi Valley. The more commonly known term, Tornado Alley, includes more of the middle of the country. Also ...
The term dixieland is generally not used very much by New Orleans–based musicians, for there is good evidence that the term was imposed on them. For instance, the first band to actually use the term in reference to the music in their name was the all-white Original Dixieland Band. This band played no small role in the coinage of the term ...
Dixie Cap, a nickname for the American variant of the sailor cap; Dixie Center for the Arts, a venue in Ruston, Louisiana; Dixie Cup, a brand name of disposable paper cups; Dixie Fire, a 2021 wildfire in California; Dixie High School (disambiguation) Dixie Travel Plaza or Dixie Truck Stop, McLean, Illinois