Meaning of Vantucky | Babel Free

Definitions

derogatory name for Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.

derogatory, informal, mildly, pejorative, slang

Examples

“It follows on the success of their longtime “Vantucky Strikes Back” shirts (right).”

“Oregon is different than Vantucky? Not really.”

“Hungry for some cosmic consciousness on a September weekend, Portlander Keith Picone ventured north to what he usually called “Vantucky” to check out our 10th annual Peace and Justice Fair.”

“And if the drivers from Vantucky don't like it they can take a boat across the Mighty Columbia and a prop plane out of Fort Vancouver.”

“And they're assuming the fry is from Portland and not Vantucky or Beaverton or Hillsboro.”

“To sophisticates across the river, Vancouver is “Vantucky,” a place that doesn’t share their tastes in microbreweries, organic dining and public transit (traits skewered for their whiff of smugness in the “Portlandia” television series)...For years, most of the development has been in the suburbs, from ranch-style tract homes to McMansions. Leavitt embraced the bridge plan, in part, as a way to end the Vantucky punchlines.”

“My official hometown has been called Vantucky, The Couve—and the chip on Vancouver's shoulder is perfectly understandable.”

“Seven years later, Killer Burger has nine locations, from Eugene to Vantucky.”

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