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

Off-off-Broadway, the natural stamping ground of alternative theater, arose in opposition to compromised opposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

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

"I would have thought it would be more William's stamping ground," says Lacey.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2022

Wayne Rooney scored his first goal at his old Goodison Park stamping ground since 2007 as Manchester United brought an emphatic end to Everton’s run of success in this fixture.

From The Guardian • Oct. 17, 2015

Sort of look over the old stamping ground generally.

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