Definitions
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- proper noun US, slang, derogatory The Iraq War, implying similarity with the Vietnam War where an earlier cessation of conflict might have avoided needless casualties.
Etymologies
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Blend of Vietnam and Iraq; coined shortly before the Iraq War that began in 2003.
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“September 11 is the reason we are in Vietraq” I wonder why they changed?
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