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Fayettenam

Fayettenam proper noun: derogatory name for Fayetteville: a city in North Carolina, United States and its surrounding area, which includes the major military base Fort Bragg.

Proper noun

Fayettenam

  1. (derogatory) Derogatory name for Fayetteville: a city in North Carolina, United States and its surrounding area, which includes the major military base Fort Bragg.

Forms of Fayettenam

alternative formFayette-Nam

Origin of Fayettenam

Blend of Fayetteville + Vietnam, in reference to the city's large military base and high crime rate.

Questions about Fayettenam

What does Fayettenam mean?
Fayettenam means derogatory name for Fayetteville: a city in North Carolina, United States and its surrounding area, which includes the major military base Fort Bragg.
What part of speech is Fayettenam?
Fayettenam is a proper noun.

Words near Fayettenam in the dictionary

  1. fayed
  2. fayence
  3. fayences
  4. Fayette
  5. Fayette County
  6. Fayettenam
  7. Fayetteville
  8. Fayettevillian
  9. Fayettevillians
  10. Fayettism
  11. Fayettist

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