Oaktown
ohk-townnoun
PlacesNorCalDifficulty 2 of 3: Regional
Definition
Oakland, spoken as one word. The same city people from there also call the Town.
In simple English: A nickname for Oakland.
Examples
She moved back to Oaktown after college.
That shop has been in Oaktown since the nineties.
Usage notes
Used with pride more than as a tourist label. “The Town” is the tighter local form; Oaktown shows up in music and on shirts.
At a glance
- Track
- Places
- Region
- NorCal
- Part of speech
- noun