"Gras bra" is a malformed version of gracias brother, which is slang for the common phrase Thank You. "Gras bra" first saw widespread use in the Pacific Northwest, especially in Ashland, Oregon. Notable users of the term include Joel Seinfeld, Brady Brim-DeForest, Malcolm Holt, Sol Weisbard, and Brandon Hale. The term has since spread to small pockets in Los Angeles and New York City.

A term that supposedly originated in New York city and has been gaining popularity amongst young Latino and African-American youth.

Usually refers to a "p*ssy" ....or a male or female coward

Taken literally may allude to the softness of a breaded bun.Hence a synonym being "soft"

Trinidadian born, New York City schooled jazz trumpet player / composer based in Toronto, Canada. Winner of the 2001 Montreal jazz festival's coveted "Grand Prix du Jazz" award and the 2002 Canadian National Jazz Award for "Composer of the Year.

1) A region north of New York City's suburbs. Essentially an extension of the Midwestern rustbelt, not that there's anything wrong with that other than the fact they're not exactly New York State's greatest economic asset. Its people have what is undoubtedly the world's worst inferiority complex; they hate being overshadowed by the City almost to the point of irrational hatred, when they might not have necessarily been there. Lovely places to observe nature like the Adirondacks and the Finger Lakes, but there aren't that many prominent resorts to enjoy it from. Most of the largish cities like Buffalo and Rochester are big manufacturing centers, but they're in relatively bad shape and need to be cleaned up (garbagewise and crimewise), revitalized, and repopulated.

2) The city and suburbs of Chicago, Illinois (aka Chicagoland). In this case, upstate is the heavily-urbanized part of the state, while downstate is more rural and dotted with smaller cities and towns.

3) Otherwise, the northern part of any socially or demographically divided state (Northern California, Seattle-area Washington, northe...

Built in a city where they think they can buy any player they want (Yankees)

Overpays all their players and trades for big name guys who will never earn their keep

Its a Bengali word used in New York City. It means bitch. You cna also say Kootar Batcha meaning sont of a bitch.

In Manhattan, New York City, New York Noho is the area North of Houston Street.