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Excited States of America

Excited States of America proper noun: synonym of United States, a country in North America.

Proper noun

the Excited States of America

  1. (Canada, derogatory, mildly) Synonym of United States, a country in North America.
    • The longest serving host of the NBC political chat show Meet the Press passed to his eternal reward recently, and the Excited States of America lived up (or down) to its somewhat sardonic anglophilic nickname.2008 June 23, Douglas Bell, “Falling over ourselves to pay tribute to Tim Russert”, in Toronto Life, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Over the past number of years, I’ve warmed to his writings in The National Post; a newspaper he started and once owned. The takedown of Diane Francis for her column suggesting that Canada be bribed to join the “Excited States of America” should be required reading for all Canadians.2015 February 25, Tony Wilson, “Conrad Black and that meddlesome Supreme Court”, in Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Canada
    Synonyms:
    United States

Examples of Excited States of America in a sentence

  • A set of small squabbling colonies slowly dropping one by one into the “Excited States of America”?2017 July 5, John Edwards, “John Edwards writes on Canada”, in The Millstone, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada:
  • The Excited States of America may have had the most trusted television news anchor in the universe, Walter Cronkite, but Canada had the most trusted weather prognosticator: Winnipeg-born Saltzman.2019 February 20, Claude McIntosh, “Do you think the weather man is fake news?”, in Seaway News, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada:
  • Comparing elections between Canada and the Excited States of America is a bit like comparing the halftime shows at the Super Bowl and the Grey Cup.2020 November 6, Jon Snobelen, “Canada, let's resist the urge to watch down south with smugness”, in Toronto Sun, Toronto, Ontario, Canada:

Synonyms of Excited States of America

Forms of Excited States of America

alternative formExcited States

Origin of Excited States of America

Blend of excited + United States of America, from Americans' perceived excitability. Cf. also excited states.

Questions about Excited States of America

What does Excited States of America mean?
Excited States of America means synonym of United States, a country in North America.
How do you use Excited States of America in a sentence?
A set of small squabbling colonies slowly dropping one by one into the “Excited States of America”?
What part of speech is Excited States of America?
Excited States of America is a proper noun.

Words near Excited States of America in the dictionary

  1. exciteableness
  2. excited
  3. excited delirium
  4. excited state
  5. excited states
  6. Excited States of America
  7. excitedly
  8. excitedness
  9. excitedst
  10. exciteful
  11. excitement

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