"Hymietown" meaning in English

See Hymietown in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Hymie + town, in reference to the city's large Jewish population. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Hymie|town}} Hymie + town Head templates: {{en-prop}} Hymietown
  1. (derogatory) New York City. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Derogatory names for places Categories (place): City nicknames
    Sense id: en-Hymietown-en-name-rRZCHtSk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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          "ref": "1988 March 11, Don Wycliff, “The Editorial Notebook; The New Jesse Jackson”, in New York Times, A, page 34",
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