330:- the term is widely used but there's not a lot to say about it. We don't need to have an entry for every pejorative term for every part of the world, and unless there's something particularly interesting about the origins, use, etc, of the term, it doesn't belong on Knowledge (XXG). I was wondering about a redirect, but no idea what it could redirect to - is there an article on attitudes to/prejudice against middle America? --
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227:- well, it is basically a dictionary definition, and somewhat pejorative at that. The article remains without any sources despite the earlier AfD. Google, bless it, turns up a huge number of sources: these are confounded by many factors, not least that F.C. can also mean "area rich in elevated roadways". The term IS used in
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