Bigger'n Dallas

Coming from the mouth of a Texan, the words "bigger'n Dallas" do not necessarily refer to geographical size or the number below the word "Population" on the city limit sign. "Bigger'n Dallas," which is a contracted version of "bigger than Dallas," can mean that something is clear, apparent, or undeniable.

Here is an example:

"I couldn't find my dadgum wallet. I looked all over the house for it, and there it was on the table bigger'n Dallas."

Sometimes "bigger'n Dallas" can even have a meaning akin to "as a logical result." Here are a couple of examples:

"I told that rug rat to stop jumping on the bed or he'd get hurt, and then, bigger'n Dallas, he bounced off the bed and busted his noggin."

"Jimbo started running 'round with that ol' gal up at the Do Drop Inn, so his wife Thelma Jean left him bigger'n Dallas." 

On a musical note, Texas songwriting legend Townes Van Zandt, upon first seeing the Fort Worth skyline when traveling back to the city, told Rex Bell, "There's Fort Worth, bigger'n Dallas."

Just for kicks, here's Townes' "Rex's Blues" from the fabled 1973 show at the Old Quarter.