'Merica
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of 'Merica
First recorded in 1800–05 ; by loss of initial, unaccented syllable of America ( def. ) (in the sense “United States of America”)
Example Sentences
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“A Working Man” molds the Levon character to Statham, making him a British soldier and tilting the book’s axis of evil away from “ ‘Merica good, everyone else bad.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
While arguments about whether it should be ‘Merica or ‘Murica might lead to fisticuffs in some quarters, a dominant spelling of the even the most outlandish spoken phrases typically rises above the rest, she adds.
From Time ● Sep. 12, 2016
Tha's Jan—bes' dog-musher in 'Merica to-day, now I'm tellin' you.
From Jan A Dog and a Romance by Rockwell, Norman
De gals was me and Mary, 'Merica, Hannah, Betsy, and Emma.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration
A man sells everything he owns to get to 'Merica, an' when he gets there what does he find?
From T. Tembarom by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
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