Rock City
Proper noun
Meaning
Rock City
(informal) A nickname for Detroit.
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Examples
The biggest hurdle to writing Fargo Rock City was that I couldn't afford a home computer - I had to get a new job so I could buy a computer. It could all change though. In five years, I could be back at some daily newspaper, which wouldn't be so bad.
I got into Kiss before I got into anybody. The first thing I heard was Detroit Rock City. I heard it in the school library, where I lived.
Additional facts Two geological formations, both called "Rock City," have the appearance of a town laid out with streets.
After disbanding (1998–present) After the breakup of White Zombie, Sean Yseult joined the surf rock band The Famous Monsters, and started playing bass for horror-themed New Orleans -based band, Rock City Morgue.
In 2013, See Rock City (SRC), Inc. purchased Clumpies from Marshall Brock, whose family owned and operated Brock Candy until its sale in the nineties.
Under the plan, work along Mill Hill Road would begin just west of the Woodstock Playhouse and move in 100-foot increments toward Rock City Road during an eight-hour-per-day work schedule that would start about 10 p.m.