List of disparaging nicknames for settlements
This is a list of disparaging nicknames for settlements, like cities. These pejorative nicknames may be coined for a variety of reasons. Some may be a straightforward desire to slander or disparage the city, while others may be examples of self-deprecating humor. While residents of the cities may see such nicknames as offensive, they may also be reclaimed as positive, even affectionate terms. Still other nicknames may simultaneously serve to attack the city from the outside and as a point of pride for its residents, especially those criticizing local politics. Etymology of these terms varies. Some are simple portmanteaus of the city name and profanity; others may reference a specific aspect of the city, such as an unfortunate incident in its past. Canada British Columbia Vancouver: Blandcouver, Hongcouver, No Fun City, Bamgoober Nanaimo: Surrey on the Sea Cumberland: Cumby, Cumbie Manitoba Winnipeg: Winterpeg Transcona: Trashcona Ontario Toronto: Centre of the Universe, Muddy York, Frozen Swamp Chile Calama: Jalama Puerto Montt: Muerto Montt Santiago: Santiasco United Kingdom Bradley Stoke: Sadly Broke Brighton: Skid-Row-on-Sea Bognor Regis: Boghdad Edinburgh: Auld Reekie Kingston upon Hull: Hull on Earth Liverpool: Liverpuddle London: The Great Wen, The Smoke Manchester: Gunchester Moss Side: Baby Beirut Nottingham: Shottingham Salford: Dirty Old Town Scunthorpe: Scumthorpe Sheffield: People's Republic of South Yorkshire Stevenage New Town: Silkingrad United States Alabama: Alabummer Birmingham: The Tragic City California: Land of fruits and nuts Berkeley: Berzerkeley, The People's Republic of Berkeley Davis: People's Republic of Davis San Francisco: San Franpsycho Los Angeles: La-La Land Redwood City: Deadwood City Sacramento: Suckramento Santa Monica: People's Republic of Santa Monica Colorado Boulder: The People's Republic of Boulder Lafayette: Laugh at It Illinois: Illnoise, Suburban Chicago, Land'o'Lincoln (considered disparaging in the pre-Civil Rights South) Chicago: Beirut by the Lake, Chiberia, Chi-raq, Second City, Shitcago Indiana Indianapolis: India-no-place Kansas Dodge City: The Wickedest Little City in America Louisiana: Loserana New Orleans: The Big Sleazy Maryland Baltimore: "Bodymore, Murderland", The City That Bleeds, Harm City, Mob Town Takoma Park: The People's Republic of Takoma Park Massachusetts: Taxachusetts Cambridge: The People's Republic of Cambridge Somerville: Slummerville Worcester: Wormtown Missouri: Misery Nevada Las Vegas: Lost Wages New Hampshire Concord: The City in a Coma New Jersey Asbury Park: The Dark City Dumont: The Dirty D New Mexico Gallup: Drunk Driving Capital of America New York Albany: Smallbany Amsterdam: Amsterico Auburn: The Prison City New York City: Hymietown, The Modern Gomorrah, New York Shitty Staten Island: The Forgotten Borough Rochester: Rottenchester Utica: The City That God Forgot Yonkers: Junkers North Carolina Fayetteville: Torture Town Greensboro: Greensboring North Dakota Minot: Mindrot Ohio Cincinnati: Cincinasty Cleveland: The Sleepy City, The Mistake on the Lake Dayton: Little Detroit Youngstown: Murdertown Oregon Astoria, Oregon: ASS-toria Portland: Little Beirut Portland, Oregon : Porn-land Pennsylvania Philadelphia: Filthadelphia, Filthydelphia, or Killadelphia Pittsburgh: Shittsburgh Texas: Texass, The Big Tumbleweed, South of Sane, Land of the Giant Spiders Dallas: Dallass, South Oklahoma Houston: Baghdad on the Bayou Utah Salt Lake City: SL,UT Vermont Burlington: The People's Republic of Burlington Washington, DC: Hollywood