zomburbia
n.— «The massive migrations from suburban America (dubbed zomburbia) is now leading to such levels of social crisis the language is changing.» —“McMansion mortgage meltdown fosters a new breed of equity strippers” by David Hirst The Age (Melbourne, Australia) Aug. 31, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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