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Strong Island

Strong Island proper noun: long Island in New York.

Proper noun

Strong Island

  1. (slang) Long Island in New York.
    • Not for nothing do bodybuilders and rappers brag and swagger about living on “Strong Island.”2007. Strong Island Underground, New York Times, Sept. 30, 2007

Origin of Strong Island

While the exact date of the coinage is unknown, there are several claimants in the 1980's it was coined as a hip hop music term for Long Island. From Newsday: "To boost local black pride, Chuck D and the other WBAU DJs dubbed the Island Strong Island and gave special names to the emerging hip-hop strongholds."

Questions about Strong Island

What does Strong Island mean?
Strong Island means long Island in New York.
What part of speech is Strong Island?
Strong Island is a proper noun.

Words near Strong Island in the dictionary

  1. strong hands at the tillers
  2. strong hands on the tiller
  3. strong hands on the tillers
  4. strong interaction
  5. strong interactions
  6. Strong Island
  7. strong language
  8. strong localization
  9. strong localizations
  10. strong man
  11. strong men

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