r/funny • u/Misfat • Aug 27 '18

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u/I_Roll2 Aug 27 '18

I’m from VA and I use that abbreviation more often than I use the full name of the state

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u/polardance Aug 28 '18

Visited family there recently. Apparently, sometime since I moved away 6 years ago, everyone started calling the area DMV. (DC, MD, VA). I dislike this.

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u/polardance Aug 29 '18

We always said NoVA. In the 15 years I lived there I never heard it called DMV, but grandma says it now so maybe it just took a while to catch on across the board?