asphalt jungle
noun
any large, crowded city or urban area regarded as a dangerous place where people are engaged in a struggle for survival.
Origin of asphalt jungle
apparently coined by George Ade in a fable published in 1917; popularized by a novel of the same title (1949) by W.R. Burnett (born 1899), U.S. novelist and screenwriter
Words nearby asphalt jungle
aspermia,
asperse,
aspersion,
aspersorium,
asphalt,
asphalt jungle,
asphalt paper,
asphalt rock,
asphaltene,
asphaltite,
asphaltum