Big 3 Family
n.— «Clarence’s was what people in Michigan call a “Big 3 Family,” meaning family members worked for Ford, General Motors or Chrysler.» —“Dreams of stardom sank into nightmare” by Richard Hyatt Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Ohio) Apr. 3, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Sean in Oneonta, New York, says that when he was growing up in New Jersey, his family would pile in the car and set off on a surprise adventure, whether a short distance or long, and the kids would be told only that they were going on Buxtehude...
David from Kalamazoo, Michigan, is a former truck driver who remembers that his fellow users of CB radio tended to sound similar, no matter what part of the country they were from. Is there such a thing as an occupational accent? Many of those truck...