Hongcouver

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of Hong Kong +‎ Vancouver, referring to the large-scale Chinese Canadian immigration to that city in the 1980s and 1990s, particularly from Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Hongcouver

  1. (informal, somewhat derogatory) Derogatory name for Vancouver: a major city in British Columbia, Canada.

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