English Explanatory Dictionary

Baghdad by the Bay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. San Francisco (a city in California).

Word forms

Baghdad by the Bay Baghdad-by-the-Bay

Etymology

Coined by American columnist Herb Caen in the late 1940s, likely reflecting the multiculturalism and exotic character of the city, while also identifying the city with a great historical cultural and intellectual center, as well as possibly implying a moral association with Babylon.

Synonyms

San Fran Frisco The City The City by the Bay The City That Knows How
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