Vancouver Lexicon

Welcome to the Vancouver Lexicon. Its purpose is to pin down the patois of the City of Vancouver by recording its toponyms, nicknames, slang terms, personalities, places, and other Van-centric things.

Lexicon

This Move Sounds NSFW, but Every Vancouver Driver Should Know It

"I know it sounds a little dirty, but if you come with me to my car I will buckle you up and show you the Dutch Reach..."

Lexicon / West Vancouver

The Persistent Nickname of West Vancouver's Doomed Architectural Landmark

"The Pink Palace looks like Mussolini and Barbie had a baby made of cake and concrete."

Lexicon / Alberta

The Nickname for an Albertan Beer Long Embraced by Many Vancouverites

“Ok, so I was on my way to get a case of Pil and a pack of smokes and this fucking deer came out of nowhere, right...”

Lexicon / Downtown

If Vancouver Had a Superhero It Might Be the Woman Who Takes Her Duck Everywhere

"I saw the Vancouver Duck Lady on the bus today and she was just about the sweetest thing in the whole wide world..."

Lexicon / Victoria

In BC, This Word Stirs Both Nationalist Enthusiasms and Yearnings For Alpine Tranquility

"To avoid all the crowds during the Olympics I went across the border and camped in the Olympics..."

Lexicon / Tofino

This Was the Largest Act of Civil Disobedience in Canadian History

"Some of the environmentalists protesting the pipeline were also in the thick of it during the War in the Woods..."

Lexicon / Victoria

Where Victoria's 'Criminally Insane' Used to Grow Their Vegetables

"When I was a kid we'd sometimes hear about prisoners breaking out of Wilkie and causing all kinds of crazy shit..."

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