Do Buy

Do Buy
 n.— «Persian Gulf cities, such as Dubai, are attractive and have made a name for themselves on the world stage by the record-breaking skyscrapers and state-of-the-art shopping malls leading some to even refer to the city as “Do Buy.”» —“The GCC welcomes foreigners to the detriment of locals” by Zaher Mahruqi Mathaba News Network Nov. 29, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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