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Berserkeley en · PROPN

Etymology

Blend of berserk + Berkeley.

Meanings

1. (humorous, slang) Nickname for Berkeley: a city in Alameda County, California, United States; or the University of California campus located there, both having a reputation for progressive or radical politics.
   • “Your car, your”—he does a Hollywood SS officer accent—“‘Volkswagen.’ What’s its name?” [...] “[...] It’s Garcia.” [...] “An ex-Berserkeley Beatnik boyfriend named it. After Jerry Garcia, y’ know, the Grateful Dead man. He abandoned it at my dorm when its engine sent a gasket through the back around the time he dumped me for a cheerleader. Cheesy, but true.” 2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 131:

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