Mortarville

Mortarville
 n.— «On the Front Page of Stars and Stripes (Which is free in Iraq) the paper goes on to tell the world that LSA (logistics support area) Anaconda is now nicknamed Mortarville but is’s okay they are used to it and will not get more money to be used for base defense.» —“Who will you vote for?” by Carleeann New Castle News Discussion Forum (Penn.) Oct. 23, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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