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oil patch in American English US Slang1. an area or region where much petroleum is produced 2. the petroleum industry oil patch in American Englishnoun slang1. an area in which oil is produced 2. the petroleum industry Word origin [1960–65 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bicycle kick, buyback, deinstitutionalize, proxemics, tag questionExamples of 'oil patch' in a sentenceoil patch His pandering to the oil patch, from whence he came, has been shameless.Again, the first such restructuring took place in the oil patch.For technicians, the high-paying oil patch is a powerful draw.Analysts predict a flurry of acquisitions of oil patch properties and companies this year.If the rest of the oil patch nosedives, energy trusts are also going to lose ground.Higher oil prices have not translated to an increase in jobs in the oil patch.The oil patch rainmaker saw his deal-making prowess translate into a bonus of $4.3-million last year, $8.9-million in fiscal 2002 and $7.2-million in 2001.There were plenty of hair-raising aspects, including hitting an oil patch and coming off at speed. |