main drag

American  

noun

Slang.

1. the main street of a city or town; main stem.

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main drag Idioms  

1. The principal street of a city or town, as in Several stores on the main drag have closed. This slangy term was first recorded in 1851.

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Etymology

Origin of main drag

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Willow Bayer, an artist who earns a living tending bar at a chic restaurant on Appleton’s main drag, bought her three-bedroom, one-bath home in 2022 for $169,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Root, for example, had accommodation with his family away from the main drag and was never spotted near a bar.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Less spending from Hispanic and low-income consumers were the main drag, CEO Michael Skipworth said on the earnings call.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

It’s a perfect late-summer day, and Bill Massry’s carrying an armload of hoodies down the main drag of Lake George, New York, from one of his stores to another.

From Slate • Oct. 26, 2024

It was as if I were standing on the sidewalk on the main drag of my existence, looking through the glass at all of life’s goodies, but could not find an open door.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers