Spoke Vegas

Spoke Vegas
 n.β€” Β«She used to refer to Spokane, where she lives, as “Spokompton” on bad days and “Spoke Vegas” on good ones. Now she simply refers to it as “Spokannabis.”Β» β€”β€œKid Cannabis” by Mark Binelli Rolling Stone Oct. 6, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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