Moscow-on-Thames

English

Etymology

An allusion to various English towns called (name)-on-Thames.

Proper noun

Moscow-on-Thames

  1. (derogatory, humorous) The city of London, seen as a haven for Russian exiles and oligarchs.
    • 2014 April 6, Viv Groskop, “How the Ukraine crisis is affecting Russians in Moscow-on-Thames”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      Over the past 20 years so called Moscow-on-Thames has become home to an estimated 150,000 Russians.

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