The story
Blend of pistol (“handgun”) + Pennsylvania, a reference to the state's high gun violence statistics.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Derogatory name for Pennsylvania: a state of the United States. Full definition →
Blend of pistol (“handgun”) + Pennsylvania, a reference to the state's high gun violence statistics.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.