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Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.
A tribute to Detroit's role in pioneering the mass production of automobiles. The D Commonly used shorthand for Detroit, especially in modern music and media. The 313 Named after Detroit's area code, 313, this nickname symbolizes local pride and has been popularized in media such as the film 8 Mile (2002). [5] D-Town
The city of Chicago has been known by many nicknames, but it is most widely recognized as the "Windy City". The earliest known reference to the "Windy City" was actually to Green Bay in 1856. [1] The first known repeated effort to label Chicago with this nickname is from 1876 and involves Chicago's rivalry with Cincinnati. The popularity of the ...
michigan bankroll Fake bankroll consists of a large denomination bill wrapped around several smaller denomination banknotes; also michigan roll; michigan stake [307] mick. Main article: List of ethnic slurs. Derogatory term for irishmen [308] mickey finn strong hypnotic or barbiturate put secretly into a drink [308] middle aisle Marry [309] mill
John E. Klobucar opened Flint, Michigan's first Kentucky Fried Chicken in 1963, the first outside of the Detroit area. [3] [4] He incorporated his business on August 16, 1967 as Slick-Chick, Inc. [5] A decade later in 1973, Klobucar started Big John Steak and Onion, [3] [4] the first restaurant to serve submarine sandwiches in the Flint Area. [3]
Detroit (/ d ɪ ˈ t r ɔɪ t / ⓘ dih-TROYT, locally also / ˈ d iː t r ɔɪ t / DEE-troyt) [8] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.It is the largest U.S. city on the Canadian border and the county seat of Wayne County.
Music has been the dominant feature of Detroit's nightlife since the late 1940s.The metropolitan area boasts two of the top live music venues in the United States. The Pine Knob Music Theatre (formerly DTE Energy Music Theatre), which was the most attended summer venue in the United States in 2005 for the fifteenth consecutive year, while the closed Palace of Auburn Hills ranked twelfth ...
In a long, rambling speech at the Detroit Economic Club, Donald Trump said Kamala Harris' policies would make the rest of America look like Detroit.