Frisco

[ fris-koh ]

nounInformal.
  1. San Francisco.

Origin of Frisco

1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; by shortening

Words Nearby Frisco

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How to use Frisco in a sentence

  • You can come all the way from 'Frisco or Sacramento by rail.

    The Three Partners | Bret Harte
  • He began to wish that Jane looked like her and talked like her and had lived in 'Frisco.

    The Transformation of Job | Frederick Vining Fisher
  • He'd go through 'Frisco, and out at the far end, without so much as guessing the place had a seamy side to it.

    Wandering Heath | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • From Washington to 'Frisco, men were gathering at bulletin boards and clinging with hot excitement to the latest word of tidings.

    The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck