︎Minne-hopeless
n.— «But then again we also call Minneapolis “Minne-hopeless” and I call St Paul “Stank Paul”—all in fun of course.» —“Twin Cities Mamas…What do you think of New Hope?” by judejude in St. Paul, Minnesota MotheringDotCommune Forums Dec. 20, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Carrie Ann and her cousin Danielle from Minneapolis, Minnesota, wonder about the pronunciation of the word rhetoric. Is the stress on the first syllable or the second? This is part of a complete episode.
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