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单词 dogpatch
释义

Dogpatch

or dog·patch

[ dawg-pach, dog- ]
/ ˈdɔgˌpætʃ, ˈdɒg- /

noun

a poor rural community in the U.S., especially in the South, whose inhabitants are unsophisticated and have little education: He acts like he's been raised in a Dogpatch.

adjective

noting or pertaining to such a community, or a person who lives there: a Dogpatch hoedown.

Origin of Dogpatch

from the name of a fictional hamlet in “Li'l Abner,” a comic strip by Al Capp

Words nearby Dogpatch

do-good, do-gooder, do-gooding, do-goodism, dog paddle, Dogpatch, dog-poor, Dogrib, dog-roll, dog rose, dogs
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