Deprecating names of cities

In My Humble Opinion
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Inspired by this thread, what are some the uncomplimentary names of cities that people use to diss them? I’m inspired by the comment that Sacratomato was a name for Sacramento during the harvest season. I went to school at Davis and Sacramento was a subject of derision, so I’m unconvinced that many locals called in Sacratomato. It is, however, quite spectacular to see the amount of squashed tomatoes on the roads around Sacramento in the fall.

From around here, Ventura is Venturda and Thousand Oaks is Thousand Tokes. And well, Oxnard doesn’t even need a nickname.

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Taylor, MI is often called Taylortucky.

It’s kind of rednecked for Michigan.

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I lived in Edmonton, Alberta for a bit. It’s sometimes known, by folks who don’t live there, as Deadmonton, owing to its perceived lack of nightlife. I found it to be a lively and fun city, though.

Scarborough, a formerly-independent entity in Metropolitan Toronto that has been assimilated into the larger city, is sometimes known as Scarberia.

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People do not call Baltimore “Charm City” unironically.

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Fontana, CA is often referred to as Fontucky.

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Perhaps I should rephrase that as “some people don’t call Baltimore “Charm City” unironically”. There may be a few who think it still calls to mind 1970s tourism-driving ad campaigns…

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Asimovian beat me to Fontucky. :slight_smile:

I used to feel guilty about referring to Garden Grove as “Garbage Grove”, but having worked there for a year now I seldom call it anything else.

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Syracuse, NY is Sorry-excuse

Rochester, NY is Rottenchester

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Just remembered “Filthydelphia”!

And “Pits-burgh”.

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Norfolk, Virginia is often cited in Navy circles as No ****, Vagina.

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Of course, there is the classic “Los Wages” for Las Vegas.

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Not a city by any means, but the town just to the north of me, Cedar Lake, is called “Cedar-tucky”

It’s a two for one slam!

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The latter should be “City of Champions”. :smiley: “Filthadelphia” is accurate, though.

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Not a city, but when I used to live in Elmira, NY, I heard people calling Pennsylvania Pennsatucky.

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Taylortucky, Fontucky, Cedartucky, Pennsatucky.

I’ve been to Kentucky. It’s really a very nice state. Why does it have such a bad rep? Is it just because “tucky” sounds funny?

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Now that’s funny.

I do believe that’s Lost Wages, Nevada.

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Islamabad; Is Lame and Bad.

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On the California Central Coast, I’ve learned that Atascadero (between the minor tourist destinations of Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo) is known locally as A-trash-cadero

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Cleveland, Ohio = The Mistake on the Lake

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Gary, Indiana was not-so-affectionately referred to as Scary, Indiana at my high school.