An attempt to pass off
incorrect usage or misspelling of a word or phrase as slang
unique to one's own region. Most frequently used when the two
people conversing do not live in close proximity to one another.
"You're a real donkie, you know that, Taylor?"
"Donkie? You
mean, '
donkey'."
"No, I mean donkie. We say it all the time in Ontario, though I wouldn't expect you to know that."
"
Mm. Well, Hannah is from Ontario and she's never used it before."
"Oh yeah? Hannah is from Toronto. We only use it in Scarborough."