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Tampa Bay Fan Glossary
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DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA. JAN. 26, 2001. yourDictionary.com, the linguistic portal of record, sent its linguistic specialists into the heart of the Tampa Bay area to compile this glossary of terms, which is an indispensable aid for fans to better understand the setting of the Super Bowl.

According to Paul J.J. Payack, president and C.E.O. of yourDictionary.com, "The purpose of creating the Tampa Bay Fan Glossary is to help the viewers better understand the Tampa Bay Area and its unique history and cultural setting".

The Tampa Bay Fan Glossary is part of The Outsider's Guide to the Super Bowl created by yourDictionary.com. You can view the glossaries online at http://www.yourDictionary.com.

The New York Giants play the Baltimore Ravens for the championship of the National Football League in the Super Bowl on Sunday, January 28th in Tampa, Florida.

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Commentary by Paul JJ Payack, Robert Beard and Peter Payack
Tampa Bay Term Comment
1. The Bay Area The region immediately adjoining Tampa Bay. Also, but rarely used: the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Standard Metropolitan Statistical area.
2. Bingo The second most popular sport in the Tampa Bay area. If you consider the number of participants, the number of games, and the number of cards per game, then the number one sport in the Bay Area.
3. Blackbeard The Pirate Edward Teach, who plied his trade from the Caribbean to Carolina's Outer Banks. Also, the guy who sold you your Super Bowl tickets.
4. Buccaneer The price of corn in a dry year.
5. Buccaneers 1) Pirates who preyed on West Indian shipping in the 17th century. 2) Tampa Bay's NFL Franchise noticeably missing from this year's Super Bowl tournament.
6. Butterfly According to Democratic pundits, a species of ballots indigenous to the Atlantic Coast of Florida, which transform into butterflies in the ballot box and fly away.
7. Chad Perhaps Vice President Gore's most ardent supporter during Campaign 2000.
8. Chicago Contrary to popular opinion, not everyone living in the Tampa Bay area is originally from Chicago. There are also a number of folks from both Canada and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
9. Cigars Long-hidden motivation of the Cuban Revolution: Castro really wanted to catch up with Tampa in the production of world-class cigars.
10. The Donald In Central Florida, Donald Duck, Please! For New York, the Jersey Shore, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, of course, Donald Trump.
11. Early Bird Specials The only real specials to be found during Super Bowl week are eating TV dinners at home.
12. Home Field As in 'home field advantage.' Something the Buc's wish they'd used to their advantage this year.
13. Gasparilla Festival Quaint local custom. A combination of Mardi Gras and Halloween with Pirates invading the Mainland. Similar to the Raider Nation at the Oakland Coliseum during this year's playoffs.
14. Palm Beach The only city in Florida where tourists flock to watch the voting.
15. Ringling Brothers As in Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey. Since the Raider Nation has been way-laid, the other circus 'winters' in nearby Sarasota, home of Clown College.
16. Sinkhole A better place to put your money than last year's stock market.
17. Snowbirds Tourists from the Great White North, mainly into golf, boating and/or the beach bringing with them a culture all their own. Always in a rush. Not your typical locals who love the cash but hate the congestion.
18. Sunsets Invented in Tampa but widely copied throughout the world.
19. Sunshine Skyway Truly spectacular feat of engineering spanning the Tampa Bay.
20. Super Bowl XXXV Billion dollar infusion to the local economies in the guise of a football game.
Bonus Word
Tampa Bay Term Comment
Overtime What Tampa Bay residents have to work in order to pay for Raymond James Stadium.

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