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Little Rhody

American  
[roh-dee] / ˈroʊ di /

noun

  1. Rhode Island (used as a nickname).


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In Rhode Island, Eli Berkowitz, an egg producer and chief executive of Little Rhody Foods, sprayed the disinfectant Lysol on goose poop on a walkway of his farm in case it contained the virus.

From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2023

Based on WalletHub's criteria, Rhode Island is the worst state for road trip—with Delaware and Connecticut just barely squeaking past Little Rhody.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2021

We hope he and his loved ones enjoy the wide blue horizons of Wyoming without ever forgetting their many friends in Little Rhody.

From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2019

Naturally, Romney visited Little Rhody to endorse him earlier this month.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2014

We must not think of the Senate, where all states vote alike; but of the House of Representatives, where "Little Rhody" vanishes by the side of New York or Texas.

From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin