Words & TermsPlaces and regional languagePlace nickname
Brisvegas
A jocular nickname for Brisbane, originally comparing the relatively quiet city ironically with Las Vegas.
In a sentence
Locals still call it Brisvegas.
Where it came from
ABC documents established local use and ANDC describes -vegas as a productive ironic Australian place-nickname pattern.
- Initial era
- 1850–1899
- Where used
- Queensland; regional distribution varies