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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“The DMV” is part of black vernacular.

WV is literally one of the whitest states in the country.

So no, not part of the DMV. No soul.[/quote]

When was this coined? DC Native and did not ever hear until maybe 5-10 years ago. I am in my 40s.

I am from actual DC, so I didn't really even know the difference between MD and VA until I went to UVa.

Sorry not sorry. [/quote]

Agree. And my family has been here long enough that some still call DC “the District”.  [/quote]

People don’t call DC “the District” anymore??? Hmm. I hear it.[/quote]

Really?  I’m a Black 3rd generation DC Native.  My parents’ generation usually said “the District “, while younger people (who are now kinda old too) usually said and say DC. I first heard DMV from white people who lived in Virginia, and transplants, [b]starting around the Obama years[/b][/quote]

Yep. It's definitely a "newer" term. [/quote]

Agree that its a newer term in relation to the history of the region, but it originated 25 years ago. Before social media and smart phones, it was popularized by black radio personalities. So it's not a super recent phenomenon.

And it never included West Virginia. It was really just describing the District + the adjacent counties. As far as I know, the term "DMV" isn't really used by the Baltimore natives. [/quote]

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