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  • cabbagetown
    cabbagetown
    noun
    a depressed or dilapidated urban area, especially a city slum.
  • Cabbagetown
    Cabbagetown
    noun
    a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community

cabbagetown

American  
[kab-ij-toun] / ˈkæb ɪdʒˌtaʊn /

noun

Canadian.

  1. a depressed or dilapidated urban area, especially a city slum.

Cabbagetown British  
/ ˈkæbɪdʒˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community

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Etymology

Origin of cabbagetown

First recorded in 1985–90; after Cabbagetown, a depressed area of Toronto, allegedly so called because its inhabitants' diet consisted mainly of cabbage

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