Gotham

Goth·am

G0205400 (gŏth′əm) New York City. The nickname was popularized by Washington Irving and others in Salmagundi, a series of satirical sketches (1807-1808), and makes reference to English popular tales about Gotham, a village near Nottingham, England, whose villagers were depicted as feigning stupidity and foolishness in order to avoid government impositions.

Goth′am·ite′ (-ə-mīt′) n.

Gotham

(ˈɡɒθəm) n (Placename) US an informal name for New York

Goth•am

(ˈgɒθ əm, ˈgoʊ θəm)

n. a nickname for New York City. Goth′am•ite`, n.

Gotham

(gŏth`əm), name for New York City first used by Washington IrvingIrving, Washington,
1783–1859, American author and diplomat, b. New York City. Irving was one of the first Americans to be recognized abroad as a man of letters, and he was a literary idol at home.
..... Click the link for more information. and others in the Salmagundi Papers, with satirical reference to Gotham, England, where the wise men acted as fools in order to avoid paying for the king's upkeep. The name was later used by Bob Kane in Batman comic books, whose "Gotham City" was a veiled representation of New York City.

Gotham

English village proverbially noted for the folly (some-times wisely deliberate) of its residents. [Eng. Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 410]See: Folly

单词	gotham
释义	Gotham Goth·am G0205400 (gŏth′əm) New York City. The nickname was popularized by Washington Irving and others in Salmagundi, a series of satirical sketches (1807-1808), and makes reference to English popular tales about Gotham, a village near Nottingham, England, whose villagers were depicted as feigning stupidity and foolishness in order to avoid government impositions. Goth′am·ite′ (-ə-mīt′) n. Gotham (ˈɡɒθəm) n (Placename) US an informal name for New York Goth•am (ˈgɒθ əm, ˈgoʊ θəm) n. a nickname for New York City. Goth′am•ite`, n. IdiomsSeea wise man of Gotham Gotham Gotham (gŏth`əm), name for New York City first used by Washington IrvingIrving, Washington, 1783–1859, American author and diplomat, b. New York City. Irving was one of the first Americans to be recognized abroad as a man of letters, and he was a literary idol at home. ..... Click the link for more information. and others in the Salmagundi Papers, with satirical reference to Gotham, England, where the wise men acted as fools in order to avoid paying for the king's upkeep. The name was later used by Bob Kane in Batman comic books, whose "Gotham City" was a veiled representation of New York City. Gotham English village proverbially noted for the folly (some-times wisely deliberate) of its residents. [Eng. Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 410]See: Folly
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