Texican
adj.— «We think it’s wonderful that the Rolling Stones, those icons of rock, will be closing the show for Los Lonely Boys, three brothers from San Angelo who have given rock a definite “Texican”—as they call it—accent.» —“Texas’ ‘Beatles’ and England’s Stones” Austin American-Statesman (Texas) Oct. 20, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
The words tough, through, and dough all end in O-U-G-H. So why don’t they rhyme? A lively new book addresses the many quirks of English by explaining the history of words and phrases. And: have you ever been in a situation where a group makes...
When there’s no evening meal planned at home, what do you call that scramble to cobble together your own dinner? Some people apply acronyms like YOYO — “you’re on your own” — or CORN, for “Clean Out your Refrigerator...