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ManchVegas

Slang

Meaning
Half-mocking nickname for Manchester, New Hampshire.
Type
Slang
Used in
Manchester, New Hampshire

What does “ManchVegas” mean

A blend of Manchester and Las Vegas, originally a wink at the illegal video-poker machines that quietly paid out in city pizza joints and bars in the late 1980s. After a police crackdown the name stuck as self-deprecating shorthand for Manchester's modest nightlife. Now used affectionately by locals to mean 'New Hampshire's biggest city, such as it is'.

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