Aksarben
Regional
- Meaning
- Omaha brand/place name; 'Nebraska' spelled backwards.
- Type
- Regionalism
- Used in
- Omaha, Nebraska
What does “Aksarben” mean
Coined in 1895 by a group of Omaha businessmen who founded the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben as a Mardi-Gras-style civic booster club for the state. The name now attaches to a neighborhood, a former horse track/coliseum site and a mixed-use development in Omaha; Nebraskans pronounce it 'ack-sar-ben' and instantly recognize it as the state name reversed.
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