Pdx

name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Portland, Oregon.

    "The first line ran along I-84 to downtown PDX (we should learn our lessons from this route, as it made NE Burnside Ave. a poor route for cars, an unsafe route for bicyclists/pedestrians[...]Maybe it could have avoided downtown PDX, if we'd have known how conveniently streetcars can move people through several developed neighborhoods[...]"

  2. 2
    Abbreviation of Paradox Interactive. abbreviation, alt-of, slang

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portland

Example

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"The first line ran along I-84 to downtown PDX (we should learn our lessons from this route, as it made NE Burnside Ave. a poor route for cars, an unsafe route for bicyclists/pedestrians[...]Maybe it could have avoided downtown PDX, if we'd have known how conveniently streetcars can move people through several developed neighborhoods[...]"

Etymology

From Portland International Airport’s IATA airport code PDX, by extension.

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