Austinites move to their own rhythm. Constantly moving, dancing, and discovering, the people of Texas’ capitol city have a unique way of living. Sometimes it seems like they even speak in code. These are 7 phrases that will make you swear Austinites have their own language.
- “Mex marts anyone?”
rg-fotos/Flickr Mex marts, otherwise known as Mexican Martinis, might as well be the official drink of Austin. Shake up some triple sec, orange juice, lime juice and tequila and throw in an olive for good measure.
- “Hook ’em horns!”
Dan Morales/Flickr It may look like we’re at a rock concert, but we’re actually cheering on our hometown heroes. Throw on your burn orange shirt and white cowboy boots and get ready to cheer for the best team around.
- “Sorry I’m going to be late. Stuck on Slow-Pac”
Lars Plougmann/Flickr We’ve all been stuck on the MoPac Expressway once or twice.
- “Dirty or Rainey?”
specchio.nero/Flickr This phrase may just sound like just two adjectives put together, but it’s really asking the age-old question of “where should we bar-hop tonight?”
- “Take a left on Guad”
Matthew Rutledge/Flickr Guad, of course, is short for Guadalupe Street. But we Austinites like to make things even more confusing. First of all, we always pronounce the full name as “GuadaLOOP” or we simply call it “The Drag.”
- “Let’s go shopping on SoCo!”
Robert Young/Flickr No, we’re not south of Houston Street in New York. “SoCo” is our cute little nickname for the bustling shopping district on South Congress Avenue.
- “I saw that band at ACL and South By before they made it big.”
Paul Hudson/Flickr Out-of-towners don’t always know that we shorten the names of our major festivals. After all, who has time to say “Austin City Limits Music Festival” and “South By Southwest” when there’s so many concerts to see?
Do you say any of these things? What are some phrases you swear only Austinites say?
rg-fotos/Flickr
Mex marts, otherwise known as Mexican Martinis, might as well be the official drink of Austin. Shake up some triple sec, orange juice, lime juice and tequila and throw in an olive for good measure.
Dan Morales/Flickr
It may look like we’re at a rock concert, but we’re actually cheering on our hometown heroes. Throw on your burn orange shirt and white cowboy boots and get ready to cheer for the best team around.
Lars Plougmann/Flickr
We’ve all been stuck on the MoPac Expressway once or twice.
specchio.nero/Flickr
This phrase may just sound like just two adjectives put together, but it’s really asking the age-old question of “where should we bar-hop tonight?”
Matthew Rutledge/Flickr
Guad, of course, is short for Guadalupe Street. But we Austinites like to make things even more confusing. First of all, we always pronounce the full name as “GuadaLOOP” or we simply call it “The Drag.”
Robert Young/Flickr
No, we’re not south of Houston Street in New York. “SoCo” is our cute little nickname for the bustling shopping district on South Congress Avenue.
Paul Hudson/Flickr
Out-of-towners don’t always know that we shorten the names of our major festivals. After all, who has time to say “Austin City Limits Music Festival” and “South By Southwest” when there’s so many concerts to see?
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