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* '''Brooky'''/'''Brookie''': A resident of [[Mountain Brook]] | * '''Brooky'''/'''Brookie''': A resident of [[Mountain Brook]] | ||
* '''Dead Man's Curve''': Intersection of [[I-20]] West and [[I-59]] South; also called "Six Flags Over Death" because of the proximity of [[Forest Hill Cemetery]] to the junction | |||
* '''LaLa''': nickname for [[Larry Langford]] | * '''LaLa''': nickname for [[Larry Langford]] | ||
* '''Operation New White People''': criticism against [[Operation New Birmingham]] | * '''Operation New White People''': criticism against [[Operation New Birmingham]] | ||
Revision as of 23:53, 1 July 2009
This page collects local slang terms used (verifiably) in the media. This list will never be comprehensive, but it may someday be useful enough to become a real article:
- Brooky/Brookie: A resident of Mountain Brook
- Dead Man's Curve: Intersection of I-20 West and I-59 South; also called "Six Flags Over Death" because of the proximity of Forest Hill Cemetery to the junction
- LaLa: nickname for Larry Langford
- Operation New White People: criticism against Operation New Birmingham
- Shitty Stages: criticism for City Stages
- Tiny Kingdom: pejorative name for Mountain Brook