portanization

portanization
Relating the current city you live in to another city that has a port. I am from Davenport, IA, but I now live in Ames, IA; in order to portanize Ames, I would call it, A-port. I currently call Davenport D-port. This can be done with any city in order to make the city more important in the eye of the beholder.

Jim is always portanizing cities to give them class. (A-port, D-port, KC-port... etc...)


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  • portanization — Relating the current city you live in to another city that has a port. I am from Davenport, IA, but I now live in Ames, IA; in order to portanize Ames, I would call it, A port. I currently call Davenport D port. This can be done with any city in… …   Dictionary of american slang

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