City in Florida, located gulf coast central area. Geographic highlight is the wide bay flowing out to the Gulf of Mexico. Is the major urban area of a large metro region known as Tampa Bay (which includes neighboring St. Petersburg and Clearwater). Population is a mix of mostly first/second generation transplants from the north during the Florida population growth of the 1970s and 80s, and Cubans and other Caribbean exile communities. Is best known as the home of long-suffering (until recently, when they won the Super Bowl) NFL team Buccaneers, and one of the first successful pro hockey teams south of Philadelphia in years. The bay metro area is also a prominent baseball Spring Training locale and home of a really weak pro baseball team.
Local economy relies mostly on tourism/beaches, with shipping/importing/exporting, finance, and some aerospace industries.
Is considered a middling metro area compared to Florida's major metro Miami/Dade-Ft.Lauderdale-Palm Beach, and not as favorite a tourist attraction as Orlando. However, the beaches are great, the ambience (sp?) is pleasant, and traffic throughout Florida sucks anyway so just live with it, okay?
Metro area is also birthplace of the Hooters restaurant franchise.
Local economy relies mostly on tourism/beaches, with shipping/importing/exporting, finance, and some aerospace industries.
Is considered a middling metro area compared to Florida's major metro Miami/Dade-Ft.Lauderdale-Palm Beach, and not as favorite a tourist attraction as Orlando. However, the beaches are great, the ambience (sp?) is pleasant, and traffic throughout Florida sucks anyway so just live with it, okay?
Metro area is also birthplace of the Hooters restaurant franchise.
by Paul Wartenberg February 22, 2004
Tampa the #1 place to be on earth! T TOWN. We birth the finest women on the plant. The sexiest men! Whatever you want we got it. Best party place I've ever been to. We not only have the hotest clubs the beaches are off the chain too! Most all of he Tampa Bay Area is urban, but there is also a lot of history here. If your looking for some fine females/males this is definatly the place. Make sure to also check out historical YBOR city.
by JENN1237 November 07, 2005
by yung coochi December 26, 2019
A hype phrase used to recognize activity suitable of a tampa boy. Often used as a way to say "yes" to the boys.
Tampa boy 1: "Want to chug a busch light smoothie and sarf some above average west coast FL waves?"
Tampa boy 2: "Tampa Tampa"
Tampa boy 2: "Tampa Tampa"
by Tampaboy69 November 14, 2020