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Scarberia

Scarberia proper noun: scarborough (district of Toronto).

Proper noun

Scarberia

  1. (derogatory, humorous, Toronto slang) Scarborough (district of Toronto).
    • Who says NIMBY is wrong? It wasn't Jane Jacobs, who defended neighbourhood alarms as warning signs authorities are foolish to ignore. If she were alive today, she would be ringing bells about the Markham Bypass in outermost Scarberia - a classic assault on an unsuspecting neighbourhood.2008 May 14, John Barber, “Markham Bypass has residents’ group crying NIMBY”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2024
    • I didn't always feel this way about "Scarberia." As a teen, I didn't want to live in Scarborough.2019 November 25, Samantha Lui, “Google gives Scarborough a bad rap”, in NOW Toronto, Toronto, Ont.: NOW Communications Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2023

Origin of Scarberia

Blend of Scarborough + Siberia, from the perception that the area is remote and desolate.

Words formed from Scarberia

Questions about Scarberia

What does Scarberia mean?
Scarberia means scarborough (district of Toronto).
What part of speech is Scarberia?
Scarberia is a proper noun.

Words near Scarberia in the dictionary

  1. Scarano
  2. Scaranos
  3. scarbabe
  4. scarbabes
  5. Scarbados
  6. Scarberia
  7. Scarberian
  8. Scarberians
  9. Scarberry
  10. Scarberrys
  11. Scarboro

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