English Explanatory Dictionary

Gucci Gulch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The section of K Street in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, where the head offices of political lobbyists are located.
  2. Collectively, the political lobbyists in Washington, D.C.
  3. The location in the U.S. Capitol where political lobbyists are to be found.

Word forms

Gucci Gulch

Etymology

From Gucci (“luxury fashion company”) + gulch (“ravine, valley; swallows”). An alliterative construction, matching the "GG" logo of Gucci. From lobbyists being attired in Gucci-brand fashion. Alternatively, perhaps influenced by Atlas Shrugged's "Galt's Gulch"?

Synonyms

K Street
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