# "Peoria collar" as a clothing insult?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 31, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peoria-collar-as-a-clothing-insult/828732 "2019-01-31T15:59:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peoria-collar-as-a-clothing-insult/828732/21 "2019-02-02T20:28:43Z")

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> [@Ponch8](#):
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> I was born and raised there and never heard the expression. Obviously I have heard “will it play in Peoria” many times, though.

Popularized by John D. Ehrlichman during the Nixon years, but it goes back to Horatio Alger: [Will it play in Peoria? - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_it_play_in_Peoria%3F)

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**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peoria-collar-as-a-clothing-insult/828732/22 "2019-02-03T15:24:46Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> Have you seen Peoria lately? It’s still dull, provincial, and unsophisticated. Except now it has a casino.

I was there for college in the late 90’s. Yes, dull indeed. Is Big Al’s still around?

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