Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, down from 173,514 at the 2010 census. Jacksons population declined more between 2010 and 2020 (11.42%) than any major city in the United States. Jackson is the anchor for the Jackson metropolitan statistical area, the largest metropolitan area completely within the state. With a 2020 population estimated around 600,000, metropolitan Jackson is home to over one-fifth of Mississippis population. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi.
Founded in 1821 as the site for a new state capital, the city is named after General Andrew Jackson, who was honored for his role in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later served as U.S. president. Following the nearby Battle of Vicksburg in 1863 during the American Civil War, Union forces under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman began the siege of Jackson and the city was subsequently burned.During the 1920s, Jackson surpassed Meridian to become the most populous city in the state following a speculative natural gas boom in the region. The current slogan for the city is The City with Soul. It has had numerous musicians prominent in blues, gospel, folk, and jazz. The city is located in the deep south halfway between Memphis and New Orleans on Interstate 55 and Dallas and Atlanta on Interstate 20. Being at this location has given the city the nickname the crossroads of the south.
The city has a number of museums and cultural institutions, including the Mississippi Childrens Museum, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Mississippi Museum of Art, Old Capital Museum, Museum of Mississippi History. Other notable locations are the Mississippi Coliseum and the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, home of the Jackson State Tigers Football Team.
The Jackson metropolitan statistical area is the states second largest metropolitan area overall, due to four counties in northern Mississippi being part of the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area. In 2020, the Jackson metropolitan area held a GDP of 30 billion dollars, accounting for 29% of the states total GDP of 104.1 billion dollars.
Windbag
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a pompous person who talks too much, a braggart
Windbag meaning & definition 1 of Windbag.
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A person who is ashamed to admit he/she has no knowledge about a question asked so tries to hide his/her ignorance by inanely prattling on, dancing around the obvious and useful answer; I dont know, which would allow you to get on with your day, i.e. go find someone who knows what the hell they are talking about.
Windbag meaning & definition 2 of Windbag.
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an exhaustively talkative person
see [Ted Kennedy]Windbag meaning & definition 3 of Windbag.
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an officer, usually a major or above, who stands on a stage/podium during a briefing, ceremony, or just stops by your shop unannounced and tells you how dumb you are and how great they are. if you listen to them at all, you might hear something about drinking and driving or motorcycle safety.
Windbag meaning & definition 4 of Windbag.
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Pressing your balls on someones windshield, especially in retaliation for shitty driving behavior.
Windbag meaning & definition 5 of Windbag.
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Rush Limbaugh.
Windbag meaning & definition 6 of Windbag.
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A derivative of the teabag. When a woman lies on her back and a man puts his scrotum in her mouth while facing her feet. The man then farts in the womans face. There is a version of this called the freckled windbag or speckled windbag, which is when the fart is moist and the woman is sprayed with fecal matter.
Windbag meaning & definition 7 of Windbag.
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A British person. Especially a British politician. However, they are STYLISH windbags, as opposed to American windbag politicians, who are mostly just dumb-ass windbags.
Windbag meaning & definition 8 of Windbag.
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(noun) Any person who makes long, [rambling], repetitive speeches, by speaking as fast as possible without ever pausing except to take a breath, thus effectively [filling up] the [windbag].
Windbag meaning & definition 9 of Windbag.