Dogpatch — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. Any community inhabited by hillbillies.

2. An abandoned theme park in Arkansas.

3. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

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   As the start-up took off, they opened an office in Dogpatch, and moved into a house big enough for their growing family in the Marina, a pricey neighbourhood where pastel-coloured terrace houses look over the Golden Gate.

   Another startup employee, who came to San Francisco to work for an early-stage AI company, showed me dismal photos from his office: a two-bedroom apartment in the Dogpatch, a neighborhood popular with tech workers.