Sixth Borough
n.— «That’s why the Miami area is called the Sixth Borough—and why Palm Beach County voters lamenting the weaknesses of the butterfly ballot in 2000 so often sounded like Long Islanders.» —“Snowbirds Flock Together for Winter” by Julia Lawlor New York Times Feb. 2, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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