noun Street Slang

Faubourg

· noun · nola

A historic NOLA neighborhood — Marigny, Tremé, St. John, the whole crew.

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French for 'suburb' (literally 'false town' — outside the old walls), and in New Orleans it's the prefix slapped on the historic neighbourhoods that grew up around the original French Quarter — Faubourg Marigny, Faubourg Tremé, Faubourg St. John, Faubourg Bouligny. Locals usually drop the 'Faubourg' in conversation ('the Marigny', 'Tremé') but it's there on every street sign and real-estate listing.

“They bought a fixer-upper in Faubourg Marigny right before prices went stupid.”
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Faubourg In A Sentence

They bought a fixer-upper in Faubourg Marigny right before prices went stupid.

Origin & Usage

Variants fauborg
Tags #nola#neighborhoods#new-orleans#geography

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