Belindia n.— «Brazilians have often called their country “Belindia,” a place both wealthy like Belgium and poor like India.» —“Church has faith it can unite S. Florida’s Brazilians” by Casey Woods Miami Herald (Florida) Apr. 9, 2007. (source:...
ruppy
n.— «“Ruppies” stands for “retired urban people,” and was coined by Ezell nearly five years ago.» —“Author Says More Seniors Adopt Urban Lifestyle” by Alex Alvarez in Miami WPLG-TV Feb. 15, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Sixth Borough n.— «That’s why the Miami area is called the Sixth Borough—and why Palm Beach County voters lamenting the weaknesses of the butterfly ballot in 2000 so often sounded like Long Islanders.» —“Snowbirds Flock Together for Winter” by...
convivium n.— «Miami and Tallahassee have chapters, which the Slow Food folk refer to as conviviums. I guess it is slower and more impressive to say than “chapter.” And the plural “convivia” clearly has more cachet than “chapters.”» —“Central...
Da U. n.— «Donna Shalala, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, serves as University of Miami’s president. How often does she refer to the institution as “Da U.”?» —“Inside Gang Green” by David Hollander New York Press (New York...
spaghetti bowl n.— «Second, it will highlight how the North American Free Trade Agreement is helping turn the world economy into a “spaghetti bowl” of discriminatory regional free trade areas which do not sit easily with the vague APEC vision of...