urbralite

urbralite
 n.— «Are you an urbralite? The term “urbral” many not have reached the nation’s dictionaries yet but it could be taking off soon. Western Mail Country & Farming columnist Mark Hinge coined the phrase to mean something that combined elements of the urban and rural.» —“Welcome to age of the urbralite” by Tryst Williams Western Mail (Wales) Nov. 11, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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