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Acacia Avenue

American  

noun

British Facetious.
  1. any middle-class suburban street.


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“I’m asking the council for a straightforward action to install stop signs on intersection of Loma Vista Street and Acacia Avenue, or complete and transparent evaluation with the community,” Brandlin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

When police officers responded to the area of Acacia Avenue and Baseline Street shortly before 9 a.m., they encountered immigration agents who said they had fired at a suspect who then fled the scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025

The Honda driver, last seen heading eastbound on the 91 Freeway, west of Acacia Avenue, has not been apprehended.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2022

The man drove to Acacia Avenue, parked in front of the house, then insisted on coming up to the front door with her.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

Acacia Avenue, with its tufted trees, with its rows of absurd and pathetic and diminutive villas, was for Winny a shining walk between heavenly mansions.

From The Combined Maze by Sinclair, May