Hogtown

British

/ ˈhɒɡˌtaʊn /

noun

a slang name for Toronto

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Andy, please call on us anytime for help translating between Hogtown and the Big Apple, or if you need someone to explain why NYC subway riders always block the doors.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2017

He was worthy of being the owner of the only newspaper in Charlestown, alias, "Hogtown."

From My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. by George Thompson

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