post-K
adj.— «In its post-Katrina world—or “post-K’” as they say in New Orleans—the city has lost about a third of its population. But people are coming back.» —“Subtle signs of a city righting itself” by Jeri Rowe News-Record (Greensboro, North Carolina) Aug. 28, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What’s up with ketchup? The shifting history and spelling of the name of this condiment. For centuries, ketchup was a fishy sauce originating in Asia—the tomatoes came only later! Plus, a new book shows what’s lost when a language dies: when there...
Mary from Greensboro, North Carolina, asks about an expression her Canadian mother used when Mary’s room looked particularly messy: A cow couldn’t find her calf in here! The more common A cow couldn’t find its calf in this room! was popularized by...