noun
General Slang
outer boroughs
OW-tuhr BUR-ohz · noun · informal
NYC's four boroughs outside Manhattan
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Definitions
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Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island collectively — everything that isn't Manhattan.
“Rents got cheaper once we looked in the outer boroughs.”
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outer boroughs In A Sentence
Rents got cheaper once we looked in the outer boroughs.
Origin & Usage
NYC; 'outer boroughs' defined in contrast to Manhattan ('the city').
Variants
outer borough
People Also Ask
What are the 'outer boroughs'?
They're New York City's four boroughs outside Manhattan: Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
Why are they called 'outer' boroughs?
The term is defined in contrast to Manhattan, which many New Yorkers simply call 'the city.'
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