A slang or an abusive word for Berlin, the capital city of
Germany. The source of the slang is unclear. There are two possible versions it:
1) A cut from the name of the country, that is,
GERmany.
2) From the adjective "Girly", that means- the city is either girly, or has some nice
girls.
"I was in Gerlin a few months ago. You
know, I gotta admit, that is a kinda nice city!"
"In
1989, after the fall of the
Berlin wall, West Berlin and East Berlin reunited into the city of Gerlin."