Gotham

[goth-uhm, goh-thuhm, got-uhm, goh-thuhm]

noun

1. a journalistic nickname for New York City.

2. an English village, proverbial for the foolishness of its inhabitants.

Other Word Forms

• Gothamite noun

Example Sentences

Acclaimed early releases such as “Spring Breakers,” “The Bling Ring,” “The Spectacular Now” and “A Most Violent Year” found love with critics groups, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., and Indie Spirit and Gotham Awards voters, but it wasn’t until Year 3 when “Ex Machina,” “Amy” and “Room” arrived that the distributor cracked the Academy Awards glass ceiling.

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The victory was doubly sweet for the 30-year-old Lavelle, who was a member of the Seattle Reign team beaten by Gotham in the 2023 final two seasons ago.

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The win completed a fairytale postseason campaign for Gotham, who only scraped into the playoffs as the eighth seeds while Washington had been ranked second.

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The first came from a big investment fund in New York City, Gotham Capital.

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Gotham was founded by a value investment guru named Joel Greenblatt.

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