Gotham

[ goth-uh m, goh-thuh m for 1; got-uh m, goh-thuh m for 2 ]

/ ˈgɒθ əm, ˈgoʊ θəm for 1; ˈgɒt əm, ˈgoʊ θəm for 2 /

a journalistic nickname for New York City.

an English village, proverbial for the foolishness of its inhabitants.

OTHER WORDS FROM Gotham

Goth·am·ite, noun

Amirpour cautions, however, that Bad City is only “Iran, Iran” as far as Gotham City is New York.

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Giulavogui cried, 55 years old and less than a decade in America, but sounding like a Gotham newsboy from another era.

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He told Gotham magazine that he was the youngest in a family with six sisters.

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Whereas Gotham mopes in the shadows, The Flash bursts like a splash page.

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Maybe Gotham is the live-action superhero show we deserve, just not the one we need right now.

Batman Deserves Better Than ‘Gotham’ |Sujay Kumar |September 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He intended to pass through Gotham, a village in Northamptonshire, but the inhabitants placed some difficulties in his way.

History of English Humour, Vol. 1 (of 2) |Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
Having the entrée of Gotham select circles, Claude sailed on an extended tour of the world.

Oswald Langdon |Carson Jay Lee
But Gotham's haughty soul was stirred To crush the stranger with one small word.

The Book of Humorous Verse |Various
Mrs Peagrim, recording in advance the success of her party at the Gotham Theatre, had done this.

The Little Warrior |P. G. Wodehouse
Once on a time the men of Gotham had forgotten to pay their landlord.

English Fairy Tales |Flora Annie Steel