York’s shortest street with Britain’s longest name. Only about 35 meters long.
Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate
😄 Why It's Funny
The bizarre, violent-sounding name for such a tiny street. Sounds like instructions for corporal punishment.
📍 Location
York's shortest street in the city center
Etymology & History
From Old Norse, possibly meaning 'neither one thing nor the other'. The name may mock the street's insignificant length.