Scarberia

English Etymology en Scarborough Siberia, from the perception that the area is remote and desolate. Proper noun en Toronto _ slang derogatory humorous Scarborough district of Toronto. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/markham-bypass-has-residents-group-crying-nimby/article719692/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250123222912/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/markham-bypass-has-residents-group-crying-nimby/article719692/ 23 January 2025 Markham Bypass has residents' group crying NIMBY 2008-05-14 John Barber Who says NIMBY is wrong? It wasn't Jane Jacobs, who defended neighbourhood alarms as warning signs authorities are foolish to ignore. If she were alive today, she would be ringing bells about the Markham Bypass in outermost Scarberia - a classic assault on an unsuspecting neighbourhood. en Samantha Lui Google gives Scarborough a bad rap w:NOW Toronto https://web.archive.org/web/20230325112701/https://nowtoronto.com/news/google-scarborough/ Toronto, Ont. NOW Communications Inc. 25 November 2019 0712-1326 1080770093 I didn't always feel this way about "Scarberia." As a teen, I didn't want to live in Scarborough. Derived terms en Scarberian See also en Scarbs<qq:MTE, slang> en Toronto Derogatory names for places