Bramladesh

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of Brampton +‎ Bangladesh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɹæm.ləˈdɛʃ/, /ˌbɹɑm.ləˈdɛʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Proper noun

Bramladesh

  1. (Canada, colloquial, derogatory) Derogatory name for Brampton: a city in Ontario, Canada.
    • 1999 April 28, Paul Tomblin, “New acquisition!”, in alt.sysadmin.recovery‎[1] (Usenet):
      I was in the Army Reserve when I lived in Bramladesh[1], and we dreamed of being called out on a snow emergency.
      […] [1] A bedroom community of Toronto, officially called "Brampton".
    • 2005, Brian Seim, “Reaching the World at Our Doorstep”, in Murray Moerman, editor, Discipling Our Nation: Equipping the Canadian Church for Its Mission, Delta, British Columbia: Church Leadership Library, →ISBN, pages 124–125:
      In the summer of 1999 as she followed Ivan to their new home in Brampton, Silvia wandered around the Bramalea City Centre mall. She would hear various South Asian languages—Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Gujarati. No wonder, when Ivan had originally moved to Brampton from Toronto, a Caucasian colleague moving out had said “Welcome to Bramladesh!”
    • 2010, Brock Barrack, “Ramadan Man”, in Touch Wood: A Mitch Milligan Murder Mystery, Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, →ISBN:
      "Yeah, and your mother swims after troopships, Stan," Mitch countered. His back was to Ashur. "You spent time in Bramladesh, yeah?"
    • 2010, Kevin Newman, chapter 21, in Fey Girl‎[2], →ISBN:
      "Ah. Is that the Hindu place on the 427, just east of Bramladesh?"
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