Sactown
sak-townnoun
PlacesNorCalDifficulty 2 of 3: Regional
Definition
Sacramento, compressed the same way Oakland becomes Oaktown.
In simple English: A nickname for Sacramento.
Examples
We drove out to Sactown for the weekend.
He came up in Sactown before he moved to the Bay.
Usage notes
Northern California, not the Bay proper — but it is the inland nickname you will hear from Bay people talking about the capital.
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