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Nairobbery

Nairobbery
 n.— «In 1989, Maathai learned of a plan to build a $200 million skyscraper and business complex in the middle of Uhuru Park, one of the few open spaces left in a place once called “The City in the Sun” and now more often called “Nairobbery.» —“Home Is Best” by Shalini Ramanathan Grist (Seattle, Washington) Oct. 30, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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