Illadelph

Illadelph
 n.— «Hailing from their native Philadelphia (or “Illadelph,” as they refer to it in Philly slang vernacular).» —“‘Homegrown’ a successful mix of musical genres” in Notre Dame University, St. Mary’s College Observer (Notre Dame, Ind.) Jan. 19, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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