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  2. List of regional nicknames - Wikipedia

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    (US) A rural person with a "glorious lack of sophistication" (from the slang term for "peanut") Guajiro (Cuba) A rural person from Cuba. Hillbilly (US) A rural white person, esp. one from Appalachia or the Ozarks. Redneck (US) A rural white person. There are varying possible etymologies for this term. Primarily used to denote lower-class rural ...

  3. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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    Fucking, Austria.The village was renamed on 1 January 2021 to "Fugging" [1] Hell, Norway.The hillside sign is visible in the background in the left corner. Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including ...

  4. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    A town in Germany. Funny that it means "Ass man's houses" Assur: Please, please please don't move the "ur" to the front. Asylum: A township in Pennsylvania. Aš: A town in Czech Republic. Name means the pronoun "I" in Lithuanian. Athol: A town in Massachusetts, USA, likely named after the area of Atholl in the Scottish Highlands near Perth.

  5. 50 Funny Memes That Show Why Country Living Isn’t As ... - AOL

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    Image credits: my_country_corner For instance, just under half of those who live in a city (47%) would prefer staying there, while 30% would opt for a town or rural area and 22% a suburb.

  6. Slang Words Only People in Your State Know - AOL

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    Every state in the U.S. has a secret language that shows off what life is like there. PlayNJ, a gaming website, conducted a nationwide survey of 2,000 individuals and used data from sources like ...

  7. List of South African slang words - Wikipedia

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    The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْت. Usually seen as derogatory. buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar.

  8. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...

  9. List of British regional nicknames - Wikipedia

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    In naval slang (where the place is referred to as Guz [76]), this is specifically a person from Plymouth. [75] Poole Poodles Portsmouth Pompey (collective, shared by the city, the naval base and the football club), Skates (pejorative, alluding to frustrated sailors raping skates) [77] Port Talbot Port Toileteers Potters Bar Pisspots, Bar-flys ...