Foggy Bottomn.

Brit.

/ˌfɒɡɪ ˈbɒtəm/, U.S.

/ˌfɔɡi ˈbɑdəm/,

/ˌfɑɡi ˈbɑdəm/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Foggy Bottom.

Etymology: < Foggy Bottom, the name of the area of Washington, D.C. where the department has been based since 1947.

U.S. Politics.

(A nickname for) the U.S. State Department.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > U.S. government department or agency > specific

Navy Department1779

State Department1790

Indian bureau1824

Bureau of Indian Affairs1826

department of state1890

consumer unit1933

Foggy Bottom1947

state1952

U.S.I.A.1953

Ginnie Mae1968

1947 N.Y. Times 8 June e3/4 He went out of his way to try to improve the personal relations between Capitol Hill and Foggy Bottom (where the State Department is now located).

1962 Harper's Mag. Jan. 31/1 In the absence of a common front in the Alliance, Moscow could find room for maneuver between Whitehall and Foggy Bottom.

1994 T. Clancy Debt of Honor ii. 44 The former governor..then fired off an encrypted report to Foggy Bottom before going to bed.

2001 New Republic 22 Oct. 14/1 If Foggy Bottom intends to rebuild Afghanistan, fine. But first things first.

2010 N.Y. Mag. 8 Nov. 26/2 What scratchiness exists between Foggy Bottom and the White House is strictly a matter of personnel.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foggy bottom
释义	Foggy Bottomn. Brit. /ˌfɒɡɪ ˈbɒtəm/, U.S. /ˌfɔɡi ˈbɑdəm/, /ˌfɑɡi ˈbɑdəm/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Foggy Bottom. Etymology: < Foggy Bottom, the name of the area of Washington, D.C. where the department has been based since 1947. U.S. Politics. (A nickname for) the U.S. State Department. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > U.S. government department or agency > specific Navy Department1779 State Department1790 Indian bureau1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs1826 department of state1890 consumer unit1933 Foggy Bottom1947 state1952 U.S.I.A.1953 Ginnie Mae1968 1947 N.Y. Times 8 June e3/4 He went out of his way to try to improve the personal relations between Capitol Hill and Foggy Bottom (where the State Department is now located). 1962 Harper's Mag. Jan. 31/1 In the absence of a common front in the Alliance, Moscow could find room for maneuver between Whitehall and Foggy Bottom. 1994 T. Clancy Debt of Honor ii. 44 The former governor..then fired off an encrypted report to Foggy Bottom before going to bed. 2001 New Republic 22 Oct. 14/1 If Foggy Bottom intends to rebuild Afghanistan, fine. But first things first. 2010 N.Y. Mag. 8 Nov. 26/2 What scratchiness exists between Foggy Bottom and the White House is strictly a matter of personnel. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1947
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