Yuma
n.— «The upheaval of 1994 began when thousands of Cubans crowded Havana’s sea wall to cheer on the latest of many ferry hijackings by passengers bent on reaching “La Yuma”—slang for the United States.» —“Repeat of ‘94 ‘Rafter’ Crisis Less” by Anita Snow in Cojimar, Cuba Miami Herald (Florida) Aug. 11, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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