Silicone Valley

English

Etymology

Blend of silicone +‎ Silicon Valley

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Proper noun

Silicone Valley

1. (slang, derogatory) San Fernando Valley, in particular in reference to its large porn industry.

   Synonyms: San Pornando Valley, Porn Valley

   • 2003, Gail Dines, Jean M. Humez, Gender, Race, and Class in Media: A Text-Reader, SAGE, →ISBN, page 49:

     And so I went to the San Fernando Valley, aka Silicone Valley, on the other side of the Hollywood Hills, to talk with the suits of the adult business.

2. Misspelling of Silicon Valley.
   • [1984 July 23, Steve Gibson, “Stenils and Spray Paint”, in InfoWorld, volume 6, number 30, page 43:

     Remember, be cool. There's no faster way to tip off everyone to the fact that you're not reading Behind The Screens than to say “Silicone Valley” when you mean “silicon”.]

   • 2006, Tony O'Neill, Digging the Vein, Contemporary Press, →ISBN:

     Joan had returned from San Francisco, that fucking town of overrated nightlife, hippies, and silicone valley yuppies breeding like cockroaches, and I dialed her number as soon as I heard she had gotten back.