ProbableNamed from the place
Minnesota ice
noun · first attested 21st century
The phrase exists only because an older phrase rhymed.
The reserve and social coldness that newcomers find behind Minnesota nice.
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- 21st century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Minnesota
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Minnesota ice
Transplants to Minnesota commonly report that the state's famous courtesy never turns into an invitation, and Minnesota ice is the name local writers give that gap. It is a deliberate answer to Minnesota nice, chosen for the rhyme. Minneapolis newspapers have run features on the complaint, which suggests it is widely recognized inside the state as well as outside it.
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