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Califunny n. a jocular or derisive name for California. (posted Feb. 10, 2005) [full entry…]
Corrupticut n. a derisive or derogatory name for the state of Connecticut. (posted Feb. 24, 2005) [full entry…]
dirty dirty n. the southern United States; the South. (posted Oct. 12, 2004) [full entry…]
East Los n. East Los Angeles. Also Eastlos and Easlos. (posted Jul. 12, 2007) [full entry…]
Nairobbery n. Nairobi, Kenya. (posted Nov. 2, 2006) [full entry…]
Nork n. North Korea or a North Korean. (posted Dec. 8, 2006) [full entry…]
Puertorro n. a Puerto Rican or Puerto Rico itself. Also as adjective, puertorro. (posted Dec. 27, 2006) [full entry…]

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