Borgerokko
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== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
Blend of Borgerhout + Marokko.
Earliest attestation from a 1985 song by the Antwerp band De Strangers, named "Borgeri-Borgerhout-Borgerocco".
The right-wing Antwerp satirical magazine 't Pallieterke started using the term in 1988 or earlier; it was for a while mainly used in a derogatory way, most notably by the Vlaams Blok, to indicate alienation.
Now self-appropriated by the locals of Moroccan descent in a humorous way.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: Bor‧ger‧ok‧ko
=== Proper noun ===
Borgerokko n
(Belgium, originally derogatory, now mostly humorous) nickname for Borgerhout, a district of Antwerp, because of its large Moroccan population
==== Related terms ====
Borgerokkaan
Borgerokkanen
Barokkaanse