What is Smallbany?
1.
Alternate spelling of
Heather: Don't blink, or you'll miss it.
Patty: What?
Heather: Smallbany... and you missed it.
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2.
A pejorative nickname for the capital of New York State, Albany. So called because of its diminutive size, especially compared to New York City.
This spelling is preferred over
"So, you're from upstate? Where? Syracuse? Buffalo?"
"Ha, I wish! Nah, I grew up in Smallbany, where the only thing to do at night is drive to another city."
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