'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
“Sho’ nuff it am,” cried ’Merica examining it.
From A Daughter of the Union by Madison, Lucy Foster
Why we came right through it all the way from 'Merica.
From 'Me and Nobbles' by Le Feuvre, Amy
There's the millions over seas, hundreds of millions, Chinese, M'rocco, Africa generally, 'Merica....
From Tono Bungay by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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