DCHP-2

Fat City DCHP-2 (October 2016)

• n. — slang, Politics

  an informal name for the capital city, Ottawa.

  Type: 3. Semantic Change — As with other capital regions, envy that is related to a perceived distance from the centre of power by other locations gives rise to derogatory pet names. See Chart 1 for the term relating to Ottawa.
  See also COD-2, s.v. "Fat City", ITP Nelson, s.v. "Fat City" in the meaning 'a favourable set of circumstances".