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Ashvegas en · PROPN

Etymology

Blend of Ashburton + Vegas.

Meanings

1. (humorous, informal) Nickname for Ashburton: a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
   • Ironically named “Ashvegas”, this Canterbury town is sometimes described as a haven for retired farmers. 2023 June 15, Lorna Thornber, “Four of New Zealand's most underrated small towns”, in Stuff, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2023:
   • Crossed the Rakaia, heading down to Ash-vegas,[…] 2001, Bernadette Hall, “Shelter-Belt”, in Settler Dreaming, Victoria University Press, page 64:
   • 'Ashvegas' has hit back at its northern rival - trading jibes with Rotorua over the provincial towns' tongue in cheek nicknames. 2012 August 30, Sue Newman, “'Ashvegas' hits back at northern rival”, in The New Zealand Herald, archived from the original on 31 Dec 2024:

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Relateds

Brisvegas · Manchvegas · Rotovegas