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This partial list of city nicknames in Iowa compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Iowa are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
Iowa: Iowan Hawkeye [26] Kansas: Kansan Grasshopper, Jayhawker, Sunflower [27] Kentucky: Kentuckian Corncracker, [28] Kentuckyan Louisiana: Louisianian Louisianan French: Louisianais Spanish: Luisiano, luisiana Maine: Mainer Down Easter or Downeaster, [29] Mainiac, [30] Yankee (rare) Maryland: Marylander Massachusetts: Massachusettsan
University of Northern Iowa (formerly Iowa Teachers) Union Union College; UNK University of Nebraska at Kearney; UNL University of Nebraska–Lincoln; UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas (formerly Nevada Southern) UNM University of New Mexico; UNO University of Nebraska at Omaha; University of New Orleans; UNR University of Nevada, Reno; UNT
Getty Images You might think your high school French will be of use in understanding St. Louis slang, but don't count on it. ... language and its most common slang terms and phrases. Show comments ...
This is revealed in large part by common St. Louis slang, and whether you come to "the Lou" to see the Mardi Gras celebration (largest in the Midwest), the sports teams (Best Sports City, rated by ...
Soda and pop are the most common terms for soft drinks nationally, although other terms are used, such as, in the South, coke (a genericized name for Coca-Cola). Since individual names tend to dominate regionally, the use of a particular term can be an act of geographic identity.
This compilation highlights American slang from the 1920s and does not include foreign phrases. The glossary includes dated entries connected to bootlegging, criminal activities, drug usage, filmmaking, firearms, ethnic slurs, prison slang, sexuality, women's physical features, and sports metaphors.
Have other terms or phrases to share? Feel free to message BAddison@gannett.com! This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas slang and phrases: How y'all can talk like a Texan