The American Flags nickname is neither. Its Old Glory.
Seems fairly obvious - it is composed of stars in a field of blue with (now) thirteen red stripes, so stars and stripes is what it is.
The Stars and the Stripes The Yanks
The nickname of the flag of the United States of America is "Stars and Stripes". "Stripes and Stars" is incorrect.
The flag of the U.S.A. is calledthe star and stripes or red,white and blue.
Names are Old Glory, Stars and Stripes and the Star Spangled BannerOld Glory, the Star-Spangled Banner, the Stars and Stripes, and the Red, White, and Blue
Stars and stripes.
"Stars and stripes", "The Red, White, and Blue".
13 stars and stripes
The American flag is referred to as "the stars and stripes". Fifty stars and thirteen stripes.
Old Glory, Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes
The American flag is commonly referred to as the "Stars and Stripes" or the "Old Glory."
It actually has 13 stripes with 50 stars.
The Stars and Stripes.