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semiquavertoday at 7:27 PM10 repliesview on HN

  > Dallasites
Is that seriously the demonym? Terrible. Try harder, Dallasites.

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dgunaytoday at 7:47 PM

It sounds too much like "parasite" for me to be comfortable using it. I'm assuming some random person made it up. It's okay to just say "people of/from <place>", guys.

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ndm000today at 7:41 PM

Having grown up in Dallas, I usually just say "Texan" and call it a day.

gryffttoday at 7:29 PM

Dallasians? Dallasers? Dallaslets?

Dallards?

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adrianmonktoday at 8:07 PM

What's your better suggestion? Dallasonian? Dallaser? Dallasan?

Also, do you have the same issue with the demonyms Manhattanite or Seattleite?

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seizethecheesetoday at 7:33 PM

Texas -> Texan Kansas - Kansan Honduras -> Honduran

It should be Dallan?

chasd00today at 7:56 PM

better than "cityofhate" which is what we're called most of the time.

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gumby271today at 8:00 PM

Dallmatians

bijowo1676today at 7:43 PM

I like North Texans

mchusmatoday at 7:29 PM

I thought it was a typo, or strange url at first.

behnamohtoday at 9:15 PM

I'm with you on this and this is something I brought up on Dallas subreddits before moving here and got downvoted to oblivion.

    "Dallasite" sounds like "parasite". Dallasian/etc. would be better.