Porkopolisn.
/pɔːˈkɒpəlɪs/, /pɔːˈkɒpl̩ɪs/, U.S. /pɔrˈkɑp(ə)ləs/ U.S. colloquial. Now chiefly historical.
(A nickname for) a city prominent in the pork-packing industry, esp. Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Queen of the West1834
Porkopolis1843
1843 Spirit of Times 10 June 169/1 You have part of the French theatre corps—The Italian troupe has gone to Porkopolis, to give some melting strains.
1863 N.Y. Times 28 Mar. 4 We sympathize with Cincinnati; we congratulate Chicago—henceforth crowned the true and undisputed Porkopolis.
1887 Daily Rev. (Decatur, Illinois) 24 Apr. The red stocking boys from Porkopolis have played a fine game.
1959 D. Lindsey ‘Sunset’ Cox i. 11 By mid-century..Cincinnati was still a ‘porkopolis’.
1993 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 Oct. 18/1 Until the Civil War, Cincinnati had been the nation's hog killer, known as Porkopolis.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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