stamping ground

American  

Or stomping ground

noun

1. a habitual or favorite haunt.

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stamping ground British  

noun

1. a habitual or favourite meeting or gathering place

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stamping ground Idioms  

1. Also, old stamping ground. A habitual or favorite haunt, as in Whenever we visit, we go back to our old stamping ground, the drugstore nearest the high school. This term alludes to a traditional gathering place for horses or cattle, which stamp down the ground with their hooves. [Early 1800s]

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Etymology

Origin of stamping ground

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

In retrospect, it feels entirely appropriate that the Wednesday Addams show should shoot in the murderous stamping ground of Vlad the Impaler, a.k.a.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2023

Jonah Hill returns to his West L.A. stamping ground for his directorial debut, ‘Mid90s’

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2021

If we head westwards into red rose territory, we can visit Manchester, the childhood stamping ground of Marcus Rashford and Danny Welbeck.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2018

The riverfront at night is his ideal stamping ground.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2016

Sort of look over the old stamping ground generally.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston