Dogpatch

Or dog·patch

[dawg-pach, dog-]

noun

1. a poor rural community in the U.S., especially in the South, whose inhabitants are unsophisticated and have little education.

   He acts like he's been raised in a Dogpatch.

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to such a community, or a person who lives there.

   a Dogpatch hoedown.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dogpatch¹

From the name of a fictional hamlet in “Li'l Abner,” a comic strip by Al Capp

Example Sentences

Young founders and AI workers, lured by the promise of being part of what they see as a technological revolution, are dropping out of college and moving to neighborhoods like the Mission and the once-industrial but now chic Dogpatch.

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A former shipbuilding hub, more of Dogpatch’s factories now house art galleries, cafes and loft apartments.

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Mark Lampert and his daughter came to a campaign event in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco over the weekend, hoping to get a chance to meet the Burbank congressman.

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Pelosi told the crowd at a Sunday evening event in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco.

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The invitation to exhibit “Broken Spectre” in San Francisco came from the philanthropists Andy and Deborah Rappaport, founders of the Minnesota Street Project Foundation in the city’s Dogpatch neighborhood.

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