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.
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.
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…
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