Ra-cha-cha
n.— «So were walking away from sky bar on franklin, and I’m rapping with this uber hot chick, and the Ra-cha-cha (slang for rochester) girls roll up.» —“Time to catch up” by Guy From Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. Single Guy in Buffalo Aug. 7, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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