豪キャブラリ: Big Smoke

Pronunciation /ðə bɪɡ smoʊk/ (ザ・ビッグ・スモウク)
Part of Speech Phrase
English Definition

The city, especially a large one, as spoken of by people from rural or regional areas — 'heading up to the big smoke.'

Japanese Translation

都会

Japanese Explanation

田舎の人が大都市を指して使う言葉。『煙の多い場所=都会』というイメージから。


Origin

Refers to the smoke/haze historically associated with large industrial cities, as seen from the countryside.


Related Words


The exact opposite of being out in Woop Woop.

英・米語日本語
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