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Virginia Tourism Office

Virginia

State Flag

Basics

Abbreviation: VA
Nickname: n/a
Motto: Sic semper tyrannis (Latin, "Thus always to tyrants")
Name for residents: Virginians

State Seal

Numbers

Population: 7,567,465
Area: 42769 miles²

Taxes

Sales Tax: 5%

Insignia

Flower: American Dogwood
Bird: Cardinal

State Slang

Fixin' To
Phrase:
Fixin' to...
Meaning:
Getting ready to do something
Sentence:
I'm fixin' to go to church.
Y'all's
Phrase:
Y'all's
Meaning:
the possessive of the plural of "you"
Sentence:
Is that y'all's car parked over there?
Fruit Loop
Phrase:
Fruit Loop
Meaning:
Dupont Circle
Sentence:
We spent the day watching the people wander around The Fruit Loop.
Salty
Phrase:
Salty
Meaning:
Angry
Sentence:
Yo, we'd better stop whispering, the Prof's gettin salty.
Ya'll
Phrase:
Ya'll
Meaning:
You all
Sentence:
Ya'll going to the river this weekend?
Comehere
Phrase:
Comehere
Meaning:
A person who moved into the county recently
Sentence:
Those comehere's just want to keep killing the trees and build more houses.