Definitions
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- proper noun features of the
landscape such as fire hydrants, letter boxes, McDonalds, KFC, Wendy's, streets called "Main", that are the same wherever you go in theUnited States
Etymologies
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Examples
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Looking down a busy shopping street, you could be in Generica, which is my name for any shopping street in any town USA that looks like Rt. 17 in Paramus, NJ.
"Chinamerica" - An East/West Mashup - TheShellyPalmerReport 2008
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'Rookie Blue' star Gregory Smith admitted the show is set in 'Generica' and compared that to Gotham City or Metropolis.
TV Squad 2010
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'Generica' is the landscape (strip malls, motel chains, prefab housing) that you see no matter where you are in the United States.
Toronto Sun 2009
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Access to credit enabled developers to build a little slice of "Generica" in every corner of our cities and towns.
Safehaven 2009
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Near the giant-metal-flower-thing (the Floralis Generica), near our apartment in Recoleta (note: it closes at night and opens in the morning) --
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Well, here in China, with the exception of the bilingual Chinese/English signage, I could be in Generica.
"Chinamerica" - An East/West Mashup - TheShellyPalmerReport 2008
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Davies is great, and Will Ferguson's Generica is right-on.
what i'm reading 2005
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I'm also glad a few vestiges of uniquely local flavor manage to remain in an age of all-consuming Generica.
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