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This partial list of city nicknames in Florida compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Florida are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
What does "jiffy feet" mean to you? For some Floridians, it means you've been walking around barefoot for too long.
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Getty Images Located in Broward County on South Florida's east coast, Ft. Lauderdale, like many cities, has a language its own. Here's a brief guide to some of the top Fort Lauderdale slang terms ...
Cubonics is a popular term for Spanglish spoken by Cuban Americans in Miami. [11] [12] The term is a play on words of the term Ebonics which refers to African American Vernacular English. [13] The term for the dialect is rather new but the dialect itself has existed ever since the first Cuban exile to Miami in the 1950s.
Chonga is a Spanish-derived term used especially in South Florida, often to indicate a working-class, sexually liberated, very sassy, and emotionally expressive young woman. Chongas are also a distinct subculture , believed to have developed in Miami in the late 20th century.
Riviera Beach, Florida, was known as "Conchtown" in the first half of the 20th century because of the number of Bahamian immigrants who settled there. Unlike the situation in Key West and the rest of the Florida Keys, where being Conch became a matter of pride and community identification, Conch was used by outsiders (in particular the residents of West Palm Beach) in a pejorative manner to ...
“New Year New Me New Directions #glee #welcomeback #ladies,” the "Good Luck, Babe!" hitmaker captioned the clip. The "After Midnight" singer's Glee scene marks her first post of 2025 on TikTok.