Dogpatch

or dog·patch

[ dawg-pach, dog- ]

noun

1. a poor rural community in the U.S., especially in the South, whose inhabitants are unsophisticated and have little education:

   He acts like he's been raised in a Dogpatch.

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to such a community, or a person who lives there:

   a Dogpatch hoedown.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dogpatch¹

From the name of a fictional hamlet in “Li'l Abner,” a comic strip by Al Capp

Example Sentences

Mark Lampert and his daughter came to a campaign event in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco over the weekend, hoping to get a chance to meet the Burbank congressman.

From Los Angeles Times

Pelosi told the crowd at a Sunday evening event in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times

The invitation to exhibit “Broken Spectre” in San Francisco came from the philanthropists Andy and Deborah Rappaport, founders of the Minnesota Street Project Foundation in the city’s Dogpatch neighborhood.

From New York Times

A historic industrial center and shipbuilding site, the pier has been the longtime home of the Noonan Building Artists and is close to the artsy Dogpatch neighborhood.

From New York Times

And the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco is moving ahead with plans to open a 11,000-square-foot museum in the Dogpatch neighborhood here this October.

From New York Times