Dogpatch
name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Any community inhabited by hillbillies.
- 2 An abandoned theme park in Arkansas.
- 3 A neighborhood of San Francisco, California.
"As the start-up took off, they opened an office in Dogpatch, and moved into a house big enough for their growing family in the Marina, a pricey neighbourhood where pastel-coloured terrace houses look over the Golden Gate."
Example
More examples"As the start-up took off, they opened an office in Dogpatch, and moved into a house big enough for their growing family in the Marina, a pricey neighbourhood where pastel-coloured terrace houses look over the Golden Gate."
Etymology
From dog + patch, the fictional setting of Al Capp's comic strip Li'l Abner.
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