Meaning of Bramladesh | Babel Free

Definitions

Derogatory name for Brampton: a city in Ontario, Canada.

Canada, colloquial, derogatory

Examples

“I was in the Army Reserve when I lived in Bramladesh[1], and we dreamed of being called out on a snow emergency. […] [1] A bedroom community of Toronto, officially called "Brampton".”

“In the summer of 1999 as she followed Ivan to their new home in Brampton, Silvia wandered around the Bramalea City Centre mall. She would hear various South Asian languages—Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Gujarati. No wonder, when Ivan had originally moved to Brampton from Toronto, a Caucasian colleague moving out had said “Welcome to Bramladesh!””

“"Yeah, and your mother swims after troopships, Stan," Mitch countered. His back was to Ashur. "You spent time in Bramladesh, yeah?"”

“"Ah. Is that the Hindu place on the 427, just east of Bramladesh?"”

CEFR level