Nuevo Orleans
n.— «Halliburton, the energy services company with ties to Vice President Dick Cheney, has bused thousands of Mexican migrants into Louisiana rather than hiring local workers. Bitter New Orleans residents have taken to calling their city “Nuevo Orleans.”» —“Revoke license to steal” Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California) Oct. 13, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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