geographical slanders/euphemisms

[Dan Goodman]

> Date:    Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:59:50 -0000
> From:    Michael Quinion <TheEditor at WORLDWIDEWORDS.ORG>
> Subject: Re: Geographical euphemisms?
>
> > Until I saw "Winnipeg handshake" (getting one's face smashed with a
> > bottle) online tonight, I wasn't aware that this might form a
> > general class of expressions.  "Bronx cheer" seems a likely member,
> > as does "Sicilian necktie", and I suppose broader slanders like
> > "Dutch courage" might also qualify.
>
> A Glasgow kiss is a head butt (also known, I'm told, as a Gorbals
> kiss). A Chelsea smile is a knife slash across the face, in this case
> strictly named for the supporters of the football team rather than the
> place.

Welsh rabbit; Oklahoma credit card (siphon).