shodeo
n.— «Her participation over the years included coining the term “shodeo” to describe drill team events sponsored by sheriff’s posses all over Oregon. In McMinnville, the name—a combination of “show” and “rodeo” came to be applied to both the event and the shodeo grounds, then located out West Second Street.» —“Leaving behind 70 years of memories” by Starla Pointer News-Register (McMinnville, Ore.) Feb. 25, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Miley in The Dalles, Oregon, asks about going gunny bags meaning to “break down” or “go haywire.” Her mother uses this expression, but has no idea where she picked it up. The term gunny sack, referring to a bag made of coarse material such as jute...
In addition to all those towns with extremely short names, there’s the river in Oregon with a similarly tiny appellation. It’s known simply as the D River. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Driver, Take the Bridge...