Canadian Ballet
n.— «Dozens of strip clubs line the streets of the Canadian towns just across the Niagara River from Buffalo. (These clubs were collectively known as “the Canadian ballet,” a euphemism I find terrifically amusing to this day.)» —“Oh, Canada!” by Josh Fruhlinger Comics Curmudgeon (Baltimore, Md.) Sept. 4, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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