Meanings
proper noun
alternative Deep Elem · alternative Deep Elm
- A neighborhood of Dallas, Texas, known for its entertainment venues.
If you go down to Deep Elem put your money in your shoes / The women in Deep Elem they give you the Deep Elem blues
1981, “Deep Elem Blues”, performed by Grateful Dead
Origin
Respelling of elm (similar to dayum etc.), from its main thoroughfare, Elm Street.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Deep Ellum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deep%20Ellum
MLA
“Deep Ellum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deep%20Ellum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deep Ellum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deep%20Ellum.
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