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Frisco
[ fris-koh ]
noun
, Informal.
- San Francisco.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Frisco1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; by shortening
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Example Sentences
Folks that are tired of the fogs of 'Frisco and the heat of Sacramento all go there.
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You can come all the way from 'Frisco or Sacramento by rail.
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He began to wish that Jane looked like her and talked like her and had lived in 'Frisco.
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He'd go through 'Frisco, and out at the far end, without so much as guessing the place had a seamy side to it.
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From Washington to 'Frisco, men were gathering at bulletin boards and clinging with hot excitement to the latest word of tidings.
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