Peoria
noun/piˈɔːriə/
/piˈɔːriə/
- a small city in the US state of Illinois. The opinions of the people who live there are considered to be typical of opinions in the whole of the US.
- Ask yourself what the folks in Peoria will think of it.
- Before you go ahead you must ask yourself, will it play in Peoria?
Word Originnamed after the American Indians who occupied the area when the French arrived.Want to learn more?
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