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* '''Brooky'''/'''Brookie''': A resident of [[Mountain Brook]] | * '''Brooky'''/'''Brookie''': A resident of [[Mountain Brook]] | ||
* '''Building with Balls''': irreverent description of the [[Regions-Harbert Plaza]] | |||
* '''The Curve''': [[The Curve]], a formerly curved intersection in downtown Homewood straightened in the 1990s. | |||
* '''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 | * '''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''': | * '''LaLa''', '''Crazy Larry''', '''Leapin' Larry''': nicknames for [[Larry Langford]] | ||
* '''Operation New White People''': criticism against [[Operation New Birmingham]] | * '''Operation New White People''': criticism against [[Operation New Birmingham]] | ||
* '''Shitty Stages''': criticism for [[City Stages]] | * '''Shitty Stages''': criticism for [[City Stages]] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Dynamite Hill]] | |||
* [[Malfunction Junction]] | * [[Malfunction Junction]] | ||
* [[Scratch Ankle]] | * [[Scratch Ankle]] | ||
Revision as of 15:52, 25 August 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
- Building with Balls: irreverent description of the Regions-Harbert Plaza
- The Curve: The Curve, a formerly curved intersection in downtown Homewood straightened in the 1990s.
- 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, Crazy Larry, Leapin' Larry: nicknames 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
- Tank Farm: The Pelham Exit 242 on I-65, recognizable by large gas storage tanks owned by Colonial Pipeline Company.