noun General Slang

the Dot

· noun · boston

Dorchester, the sprawling Boston neighborhood locals call home.

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Insider shorthand for Dorchester, Boston's biggest neighborhood. If you're from there, you don't say Dorchester — you say the Dot. Wearing it on your chest is a whole identity, hence the 'OFD' (Originally From Dorchester) tags you'll see on hoodies and bumper stickers all over Eastie and the South Shore.

“He's Dot rat through and through — born and raised in the Dot, never moving.”
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the Dot In A Sentence

He's Dot rat through and through — born and raised in the Dot, never moving.

Origin & Usage

Clipping of Dorchester, popularised by locals and the 'OFD' (Originally From Dorchester) merch movement.

Variants The DotDa Dot

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