noun
General Slang
the devil's strip
thuh DEV-ils STRIP · noun · informal
Akron, Ohio term for the grass between sidewalk and street.
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Definitions
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The strip of grass between the sidewalk and the curb. A regionalism concentrated in the Akron, Ohio area.
“Don't park on the devil's strip.”
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the devil's strip In A Sentence
Don't park on the devil's strip.
Origin & Usage
Akron-area regionalism recorded by the Dictionary of American Regional English.
Variants
devil strip
People Also Ask
What is the devil's strip?
It's the narrow strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street curb. The term is famously specific to the Akron, Ohio area.
Where is 'the devil's strip' used?
Almost exclusively around Akron, Ohio. It's one of the most tightly localized regionalisms recorded by the Dictionary of American Regional English.
What do other places call the devil's strip?
Elsewhere people call it a tree lawn, boulevard, parkway, verge, or berm, depending on the region.
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