simon
n.— «Oyes Flipper, vas a ir a el football game mañana, Simon que si?” “Simon Filimon, no me lo perdio.”…”Hey Phillip, you’re going to the football game tomorrow, right?” “Of course Filimon, I wouldn’t miss it.”» —“Cholo Word Of The Day—Simon” Daily Texican (Dallas, Texas) Aug. 6, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Trivia time! Where in the United States can you visit Soda City? If you answered Columbia, South Carolina, you’re right! This nickname apparently derives from an old practice of abbreviating Columbia as Cola. The locals then referred to the town as...
