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Bean Town

American  

noun

  1. Boston, Mass. (used as a nickname).


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Instead of a brown town in Spain, “Hilaria” is from Bean Town.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 14, 2022

Lawrence has also been erroneously linked to frequent costar Bradley Cooper, with whom she's filming their latest David O'Russell flick, "Joy," in Bean Town.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2015

Boston residents have their own theories on why Bean Town jumped from 18th to second place.

From Time Magazine Archive

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