noun phrase
1. the tendency to ignore, remove, falsify, or re-explain favorable claims or information pertaining to the U.S. state of West Virginia in history, academia, the news media, etc. In its most extreme form, WV erasure can include the belief that WV itself does not exist.
1. the tendency to ignore, remove, falsify, or re-explain favorable claims or information pertaining to the U.S. state of West Virginia in history, academia, the news media, etc. In its most extreme form, WV erasure can include the belief that WV itself does not exist.
Karen: Based on the geographical references in the lyrics, like "Blue Ridge Mountains" and "Shenandoah River", many have argued that John Denver shortened “western Virginia” to “west Virginia” (lowercase ‘w’) because the extra syllable would have disrupted the cadence. Plus, the actual road that inspired the song initially is Clopper Road in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Ava: Please, miss me with that West Virginia erasure bull shit! If you consider the lyrics, "miner's lady" and "stranger to blue water", the song "Country Roads" is clearly referring to the state of West Virginia. To this day, WV is 2nd only to WY in coal production. There are coal mines in VA but it's negligible compared to WV and other states. Most notably is the fact that WV is a landlocked state but VA is not. VA has a long Atlantic Ocean coastline, whereas, WV does not border any ocean. WV has plenty of rivers and lakes so, when you hear, "blue water", this is clearly in reference to ocean water.
Ava: Please, miss me with that West Virginia erasure bull shit! If you consider the lyrics, "miner's lady" and "stranger to blue water", the song "Country Roads" is clearly referring to the state of West Virginia. To this day, WV is 2nd only to WY in coal production. There are coal mines in VA but it's negligible compared to WV and other states. Most notably is the fact that WV is a landlocked state but VA is not. VA has a long Atlantic Ocean coastline, whereas, WV does not border any ocean. WV has plenty of rivers and lakes so, when you hear, "blue water", this is clearly in reference to ocean water.
by FinelyThreaded March 9, 2023
Get the West Virginia erasuremug. by Chaosss! June 21, 2009
Get the Mount Carmel Westmug. Least depressing city in west virginia. Still can be pretty depressing though. Decent amount of crime. Still a pretty dope place.
by proreitard September 10, 2022
Get the Morgantown West Virginiamug. When a woman's genitalia become so used up it ain't good for anything so you take a bone in ham, turkey leg, chicken leg (depending on amount of use it has seen) and you place said relining tool inside the woman's genitalia and remove just the bone leaving said relining material inside and removing the handle aka bone.
Man I got with this chick the other day and we hooked up but she was soo loose I couldn't get off. She texted for some more the next day and I said " only if we stop and get a turkey leg to give you a west Virginia relining.
by Hambone7891 August 20, 2021
Get the West Virginia reliningmug. person 1: what school did u go to?
person 2: sioux city, west
person 1: oh
person 2: yeah
person 1: at least it's not snotty rich east of ghetto north
person 2: don't i know it
person 2: sioux city, west
person 1: oh
person 2: yeah
person 1: at least it's not snotty rich east of ghetto north
person 2: don't i know it
by urmom=myb April 20, 2022
Get the sioux city, westmug. When a large bosom woman plunges her breasts into a bowl of a fruit flavored alcoholic beverage with the intentions of having the beverage licked or sucked off. Different informal terms are used in different places, including West Virginia lolly, West Virginia sucker, West Virginia sticky-pop, etc. West Virginia Lollipops are available in many flavors and shapes. West Virginia Lollipops are often the first step in a series concluding with the purchase of a morning-after-pill.
Dorothy made up for the slow service when she offered me a West Virginia lollipop then showed me her gina.
by redics gideons July 10, 2012
Get the West Virginia Lollipopmug. by Lil DD. December 2, 2016
Get the west side niggamug.