Dogpatch

American  

[dawg-pach, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌpætʃ, ˈdɒg- /

Or dogpatch

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.

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adjective

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

   a Dogpatch hoedown.

Etymology

Origin of Dogpatch

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Dogpatch

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

Patch O'Furr, proprietor of the furry news site Dogpatch Press, tells The Daily Beast that many of the same people spreading bogus furry rumors are the same people agitating to ban books they don't like.

From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2022

It will be located in the Dogpatch area of the city, which is already a cultural destination with many studios and galleries.

From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2021

Instead of quaint Sesame Street-style neighborliness, I was now living in Dogpatch, a former dockyard where massive, hulking warehouses and factories had rapidly converted into glossy condos.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2021

Pelsor and his business partner, James Robertson of Newbury Park, California, have been trying to sell Dogpatch for years.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 15, 2019