First Union Bank used to sponsor one of the major sporting and concert stadiums in Philly, and it was called the First Union Center. Being as they are (and I don’t mean that in a bad way), Philadelphians nicknamed it the FU Center.
Sample conversation 1:
Person 1: ‘We’re going to a concert tonight, you wanna go with us?’
Person 2: ‘Sure. Where is it?’
Person 1: ‘The FU Center.’
Whenever the subject of banks came up it was common to refer to it as FU.
Sample conversation 2:
Person 1: ‘What bank do you use?’
Person 2: ‘FU.’
Person 1: ‘Is their service good?’
Person 2: ‘Yes, I’m satisfied with it.’
I used First Union Bank when I lived there and have to admit that I loved referring to my bank as FU.
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