Dodge City

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States.

“We were caught in the crossfire of two local gangs. Talk about Dodge City!”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States.
  2. A town in Cullman County, Alabama, United States.
  3. figurativelyA shootout.

    We were caught in the crossfire of two local gangs. Talk about Dodge City!

Origin

In Kansas, named after Fort Dodge, which was named after Grenville M. Dodge.

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APA

Dodge City. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dodge%20City

MLA

“Dodge City.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dodge%20City. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dodge City,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dodge%20City.

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