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Hollywood-inspired nicknames, most starting with the first letter or letters of the location and ending in the suffix "-ollywood" or "-wood", have been given to various locations around the world with associations to the film industry – inspired by the iconic Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, whose name has come to be a metonym for the motion picture industry of the United States.
(US) A working class person from the Springs neighborhood of East Hampton, New York; from neighboring Accabonac Harbor. [5] Brummie (UK) A person from Birmingham; also the dialect spoken there; from "Brummagem", an archaic pronunciation of Birmingham. [6] Buckeye A person from Ohio. Name coming from the state tree. [7]
City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
Salmon P. Chase (Ohio governor, abolitionist, U.S.Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice) (Cincinnati) Gary Cohn (National Economic Council Director) (Shaker Heights) James M. Cox (governor, presidential candidate, media mogul) (Dayton) Ephraim Cutler (a framer of Ohio Constitution, abolitionist, longtime Ohio University Trustee (Ames Twp)
David William Brandt (November 16, 1946 – May 21, 2023) [1] was an American farmer known for working on sustainable agriculture techniques, specifically no-till farming and cover crops. [2] Outside of the agriculture field, he was known on the internet for being the face of a meme .
Star of films like Volcano, Psycho, Cedar Rapids [citation needed] John Heisman: Actor, athlete, coach Football and baseball coach at Buchtel College (now known as the University of Akron); Heisman Trophy named in his honor Lived in Akron [23] Carol Heiss: Athlete Figure skater, Olympic gold medalist, five-time world champion [citation needed]
Charlotte Curtis (1928–1987), reporter and editor for the Columbus Citizen and the New York Times; Wil Haygood (1954– ), Pulitzer-nominated, award-winning journalist Washington Post; wrote the article that inspired the movie The Butler; Charles F. Hockett (1916–2000), American linguist; born in Columbus
An extortion scheme that loosely takes its name from the illegal practice of badger-baiting. It revolves around a scheme to deceive someone, put them in a compromising position, and then extort money from them. [17] balled up Confused, messed up [18] bally nipper Tomboy [8] baloney Nonsense [8] banana oil