English

Proper noun

Gotham

1. Nickname for New York City; Washington Irving gave the name Gotham to New York City in his Salmagundi Papers (1807).
   • 2010, Jared Koch, Alex Van Buren, Clean Plates Manhattan 2011: A Guide to the Healthiest, Tastiest, and Most Sustainable Restaurants for Vegetarians and Carnivores, p. 99:

     Naturally sweetened desserts—delicious ones—have several hiding places in Gotham, and the Upper East Side's Candle Café is among the best.

2. A village in Nottinghamshire, England, associated in folklore with insanity.

References

1. ↑ Harper, Douglas (2001), “Gotham”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 17 December 2009