Gotham

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈɡɒθəm//
//ˈɡəʊtəm//

Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.

proper noun

1
Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.
Naturally sweetened desserts—delicious ones—have several hiding places in Gotham, and the Upper East Side's Candle Café is among the best.
2
A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England, associated in folklore with insanity (OS grid ref SK5330).
3
Variant of Gotham CityEllipsis of Gotham City: a fictional city serving as the primary setting for the Batman franchise.

Etymology

“Homestead where goats are kept”, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + hām (“home”). * (New York City nickname): First used 1807 by Washington Irving in his Salmagundi Papers: see the quotation. The original pronunciation had /th/ with later loss of /h/. The pronunciation with /θ/ is a spelling pronunciation that arose from a misreading of th as a digraph.

gossiping · The act of passing gossip; communication about other people's…got · Expressing obligation; used with have.gotcha · I have got you covered, I've got your back (said by a speaker…

Gotham · Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.

Gothic · An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.gots · Has, has got (3rd person singular).gotta · Synonym of have got to, have to

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