Hymietown
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Derogatory name for New York City: a major city in New York, United States. derogatory
"In campaign speeches, he has called on interest groups that seem to have nothing in common to find common ground. He has been guarded in talking to the press - no doubt remembering the grief that the Hymietown remark brought him during the 1984 campaign."
Example
More examples"In campaign speeches, he has called on interest groups that seem to have nothing in common to find common ground. He has been guarded in talking to the press - no doubt remembering the grief that the Hymietown remark brought him during the 1984 campaign."
Etymology
From Hymie + town, in reference to the city's large Jewish population.
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