vinyl village
n.— «It doesn’t take a sharp eye to also see great blue heron, Canada geese, mallards and barred owls. Red fox are also not uncommon. These creatures inhabit the heart of our vinyl village and appear to be doing quite well in spite of us!» —“Don’t cut education” by Richard N. Gambrill in Columbia Baltimore Sun (Md.) Mar. 29, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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