Eastwood

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/ˈiːstwʊd/

proper noun

A surname.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper nounEastwood (countable and uncountable, plural Eastwoods)

plural Eastwoods

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A placename.
    1. countableuncountableA suburban area of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8389).
    2. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK4646).
    3. countableuncountableA small hamlet in Todmorden parish, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9625).
    4. countableuncountableA residential area in southwestern Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5560).
    5. countableuncountableA suburb of Sydney in the City of Ryde and City of Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.
    6. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
    7. countableuncountableA suburb of Pretoria, South Africa.
    8. countableuncountableA community in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
    9. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    10. countableuncountableA ghost town in San Diego County, California.
    11. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
    12. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Carter County, Missouri.
    13. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Syracuse, New York.
    14. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Brown County, Ohio.
    15. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Dallas, Texas.
    16. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Houston, Texas.
nounEastwood (uncountable)
  1. USslanguncountableA brave, tough, hardy man.

    Maniac, lunatic, call him Snoop Eastwood.

    1992, “Deep Cover”, in Deep Cover, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg, SOLAR Records
    3 more examples

    The name is Dre Eastwood, when I'm packing a gun.

    1992, “A Nigga Witta Gun”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Death Row Records

    Bustin' raps for my snaps, now they call me Eastwood.

    1992, “Stranded on Death Row”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Kurupt, Lady of Rage, RBX, and Snoop Doggy Dogg, Death Row Records

    I'm the maniac in black, Mr. Snoop Eastwood.

    1992, “Bitches Ain't Shit”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg, Death Row Records
verbEastwood (third-person singular simple present Eastwoods, present participle Eastwooding, simple past and past participle Eastwooded)

present singular third person Eastwoods · participle present Eastwooding · participle past Eastwooded · past Eastwooded

  1. To talk to an empty chair that represents a person who declined to appear

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Eastwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eastwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastwood.

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