(US) A U.S. state from which many residents commute across state lines to work in neighboring states with large cities.
business executives from New York and Philadelphia make New Jersey a bedroom state.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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