Vol. 1, Issue 14 | Definitions, Part 4

[originally written 28 November 2007, 11:25am]

Port•land

1. a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. 366,383.
2. a seaport in SW Maine, on Casco Bay. 61,572.
3. a town in S Texas. 12,023.

glit•te•ra•ti

1. wealthy or famous people who conspicuously or ostentatiously attend fashionable events.

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Port•lan•der•at•ti

subculture of Portlanders distinguished by a ridiculous level of notoriety & seemingly ubiquitous attendance of oh-so-very-Portland events:
• “Why does that guy look familiar?”
  “Him? Dunno, but I’ve seen him before too. Must be Portlanderatti.”
• [Origin: Mary-Suzanne Lamkins, 2007; portmanteau of Portland & glitterati]

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Portlandia... the original Portlanderatti.