main drag

main drag

noun Slang.
the main street of a city or town; main stem.

Origin:
1850–55
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main drag definition


  1. n.
    the main street. : The main drag is solid with traffic on Saturday nights.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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main drag

The principal street of a city or town, as in Several stores on the main drag have closed. This slangy term was first recorded in 1851.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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