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Hell Aviv en · PROPN

Etymology

Blend of hell + Tel Aviv, and chosen for the rhyme.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, derogatory, offensive, rare) Tel Aviv.
    • During the same period, Yaron Gilinsky was working as a Delta flight attendant on flights from New York to Tel Aviv. Except, he says, his non-Jewish co-workers would call it “Hell Aviv.” - "Delta is sued for ‘Hell Aviv’ anti-Semitism", The Jewish Star
    • I intended to spend a lot of time here eating (hopefully cheap) street food. This was part of my bid to get by on a budget in this buzzing city, classed as the world's most expensive city by the EIU – and dubbed ‘Hell Aviv’ by countless cash-strapped residents. - "How to visit Tel Aviv, Israel, on a budget", Rough Guides