English Explanatory Dictionary

Vietraq

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The Iraq War, implying similarity with the Vietnam War where an earlier cessation of conflict might have avoided needless casualties.

Word forms

Vietraq

Etymology

Blend of Vietnam + Iraq; coined shortly before the Iraq War that began in 2003.

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