duble en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of dub + ruble.
Meanings
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The official currency of Slowjamastan.
The micronation of Slowjamastan has its own passports, flag, currency (“the duble”), national anthem, time zone (Slowjamastan Standard Time), national animal (the Slowjamastan raccoon),12 states — including the capital of Dublândia — and more than 5,000 registered Slowjamastanis in their census (none of whom live in Slowjamastan).
2023 June 14, Adriana Diaz, “I’ve already been to every country on Earth — so I founded Slowjamastan”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2024:Two years on, and while the Sultan of Slowjamastan has instigated more than a few bizarre laws (he’s outlawed the wearing of Crocs, for example), the Republic also has all the trappings of a fledgling nation-state. It issues its own passports, flies its own flag, prints its own currency (“the duble”), and has a national anthem that’s played on state occasions.
2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Oct 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dubles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |