Scarberia

English

Etymology

Blend of Scarborough +‎ Siberia, from the perception that the area is remote and desolate.

Proper noun

Scarberia

1. (Toronto slang, derogatory, humorous) Scarborough (district of Toronto).
   • 2008 May 14, John Barber, “Markham Bypass has residents’ group crying NIMBY”, in The Globe and Mail‎^[1], Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-06-08:

     Who says NIMBY is wrong? It wasn't Jane Jacobs, who defended neighbourhood alarms as warning signs authorities are foolish to ignore. If she were alive today, she would be ringing bells about the Markham Bypass in outermost Scarberia - a classic assault on an unsuspecting neighbourhood.

   • 2019 November 25, Samantha Lui, “Google gives Scarborough a bad rap”, in NOW Toronto‎^[2], Toronto, Ont.: NOW Communications Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-25:

     I didn't always feel this way about "Scarberia." As a teen, I didn't want to live in Scarborough.

Derived terms

• Scarberian

 

See also

• Scarbs (MTE, slang)