Yes, and I've heard various back-formations like (rot13) "tbbq byq envfvaf naq crnahgf" to explain its origin.
No -- I'd usually say (rot13) "genvy zvk".
I'm from the Baltimore-Washington area, and speak the Mid-Atlantic dialect sometimes called "Standard American". The Northwest dialect sounds vaguely Canadian to my ear.
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No -- I'd usually say (rot13) "genvy zvk".
I'm from the Baltimore-Washington area, and speak the Mid-Atlantic dialect sometimes called "Standard American". The Northwest dialect sounds vaguely Canadian to my ear.