Foggy Bottom

Foggy Bottom
noun
United States Department of State, which is housed in a building in a low-lying area of Washington near the Potomac River

* * *

1. a low-lying area bordering the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
2. Informal. the U.S. Department of State, whose office building is located in this area.

* * *

Foggy Bottom,
Informal. the U.S. State Department: »

Somewhere deep in the office caverns of official Washington, the officials of Foggy Bottom and the Pentagon are at odds concerning United States foreign policy (New York Times).

╂[originally a local name applied to Hamburgh, a town which became part of Washington, D.C., and especially to its swampy southern portion, on which government buildings, including the State Department, were later built]

* * *

noun [singular]
informal : the U.S. Department of State

* * *

Foggy Bottom [Foggy Bottom]
an area of low land in ↑Washington, DC, by the ↑Potomac River, on which the US ↑State Department buildings are situated. The name is also used to refer to the ↑State Department itself, and journalists often joke that this is a good name for the Department, because the information it gives them is ‘foggy’, i.e. not clear.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Foggy Bottom — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Señal de parada de metro de Foggy Bottom Foggy Bottom es uno de los barrios del siglo XIX más antiguos de Washington DC. Su nombre posiblemente proviene de la niebla (en inglés fog) que solía aparecer en esta zona… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Foggy Bottom — ist Stadtteilname von Foggy Bottom (Washington) Foggy Bottom (San Francisco) am River östlich von Georgetown. Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Foggy Bottom — an informal name for the U.S. State Department, the government department responsible for relations with foreign countries …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Foggy Bottom — ☆ Foggy Bottom n. [after the orig. name given to the swampland on which U.S. State Department offices were built] Informal the U.S. State Department: often used with humorous reference to vague language used in official statements …   English World dictionary

  • Foggy Bottom — Infobox nrhp name = Foggy Bottom Historic District nrhp type = hd caption = Map of Washington, D.C., with Foggy Bottom highlighted in red location = Bounded by New Hampshire Ave., Twenty fourth, Twenty sixth, H, and K Sts., NW nearest city = lat… …   Wikipedia

  • foggy bottom — {n.}, {slang} An area in downtown Washington, D.C. where many offices of the Department of State are located; hence figuratively, the U.S. Department of State. * /The press secretary gave us a lot of foggy bottom double talk about the hostage… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • foggy bottom — {n.}, {slang} An area in downtown Washington, D.C. where many offices of the Department of State are located; hence figuratively, the U.S. Department of State. * /The press secretary gave us a lot of foggy bottom double talk about the hostage… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Foggy Bottom — I. noun Etymology: Foggy Bottom, district in Washington, D.C. Date: 1951 the United States Department of State II. geographical name section of Washington, D.C., near the Potomac where the State Department building is located …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Foggy-Bottom — Washington DC expression, The U.S. Department of State building. Send someone over to Foggy Bottom and figure out what our foreign policy stance on this issue is …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Foggy-Bottom — Washington DC expression, The U.S. Department of State building. Send someone over to Foggy Bottom and figure out what our foreign policy stance on this issue is …   Dictionary of american slang

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”