Hongcouver

H4O1N1G2C3O1U1V4E1R1

proper noun

Derogatory name for Vancouver: a major city in British Columbia, Canada.

OriginEnglish Vancouver ← Dutch van Coevorden ← Middle Dutch vort →
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Meanings

Hongcouver1

proper noun

alternative HongCouver

  1. derogatoryinformalDerogatory name for Vancouver: a major city in British Columbia, Canada.

HongCouver2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Hongcouver.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
vancouver

Origin

  1. Cantonese香港 (hoeng¹ gong²)
  2. EnglishHong Kong
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  6. Proto-Germanic*fanē
  7. Proto-West Germanic*fanā
  8. Old Dutchfan
  9. Middle Dutchvan
  10. Dutchvan
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  12. Proto-Germanic*kōz
  13. Proto-West Germanic*kō
  14. Old Dutchcuo
  15. Middle Dutchcoe
  16. Dutchkoe
  17. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*pértus
  19. Proto-Germanic*furduz
  20. Proto-West Germanic*furdu
  21. Old Dutch*furt
  22. Middle Dutchvort
  23. Dutchvoorde
  24. DutchCoevorden
  25. Dutchvan Coevorden
  26. EnglishVancouver
  27. EnglishHongcouver

Blend of Hong Kong + Vancouver, referring to the large-scale Chinese Canadian immigration to that city in the 1980s and 1990s, particularly from Hong Kong.

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APA

Hongcouver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hongcouver

MLA

“Hongcouver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hongcouver. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hongcouver,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hongcouver.

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