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单词 reeperbahn
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Reeperbahnn.

Brit. /ˈriːpəbɑːn/, U.S. /ˈripərˌbɑn/
Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Reeperbahn.
Etymology: < Reeperbahn, the name of a street in the red-light district of Hamburg in northern Germany, literally ‘ropewalk’.
An area resembling the Reeperbahn in Hamburg, a red-light district.
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1974 T. E. B. Clarke This is where I came In vi. 62 We never did find out whether the Reeperbahn of that county town justified its reputation among the university's God-botherers.
1976 P. O'Donnell Last Day in Limbo x. 151 Cast no slurs on Tring... They regard us as the Reeperbahn of Hertfordshire.
1984 J. Morris Journeys 12 The Reeperbahn or 42nd Street of Sydney is King's Cross.
2007 Independent (Nexis) 23 Jan. (Extra section) 6 The reeking, mile-long Reeperbahn that is Derby's Ashbourne Road.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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