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Scarberian

Scarberian adjective: of or relating to Scarborough (district of Toronto).

Adjective

Scarberian (comparative more Scarberian, superlative most Scarberian)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, Toronto slang) Of or relating to Scarborough (district of Toronto).
    • Here I am Saturday afternoon, August 14, aboard the Magic Bus riding around Deepest Scarborough with a gaggle of adventurers seeking Scarberian inspiration for an upcoming art show.2004 August 26, Sheila Gostick, “Taking the "ugh" out of Scarborough”, in NOW Toronto, Toronto, Ont.: NOW Communications Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2024
    • And Fraidy Katz is not keen to move the preliminary inquiry from Old City Hall, his accustomed stomping grounds near my former haunt at Osgoode Hall, into the Scarberian wilds.2007, Jeffrey Miller, Murder on the Rebound: An Amicus Curiae Mystery, Toronto, Ont.: ECW Press, →ISBN, page 120

Noun

Scarberian (plural Scarberians)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, Toronto slang) A native or inhabitant of Scarborough (district of Toronto).
    • [byline:] Mitchell Akiyama's Nuit Blanche installation features interviews with Scarberians from all walks of life2023 September 20, Chris Dart, “These 10 towering speakers tell the story of how Scarborough 'became a place'”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2024

Forms of Scarberian

Adjective
comparativemore Scarberian
superlativemost Scarberian
Noun
pluralScarberians

Origin of Scarberian

From Scarberia + -an, itself a blend of Scarborough + Siberia (from the perception that the area is remote and desolate).

Questions about Scarberian

What does Scarberian mean?
Scarberian means of or relating to Scarborough (district of Toronto).
What part of speech is Scarberian?
Scarberian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Scarberian in the dictionary

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

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