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Baghdad by the Bay

name

Etymology

Coined by American columnist Herb Caen in the late 1940s, likely reflecting the multiculturalism and exotic character of the city, while also identifying the city with a great historical cultural and intellectual center, as well as possibly implying a moral association with Babylon.

Definitions

  1. San Francisco (a city in California).

The neighborhood

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