food swamp

noun

Etymology

Coined in a research paper published in 2009.

Definitions

  1. An urban environment with few grocery stores but several nonnutritious food options such…

    An urban environment with few grocery stores but several nonnutritious food options such as corner stores or fast-food restaurants.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for food swamp. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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