Foggy Bottom

proper noun

A neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.
  2. USmetonymicallygovernmentThe United States Department of State, whose headquarters are located nearby.

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talked boldly about smart power projection, but by the time she left Foggy Bottom, she was still stuck deploying the same meager, smart power tools that she inherited.

    2019 October 7, Chris Murphy, “How to Make a Progressive Foreign Policy Actually Work”, in The Atlantic

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dos

Origin

Perhaps in reference to the smoke from industrial facilities.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 霧谷 /雾谷
  • 霧谷 /雾谷 (Wù Gǔ)foggy neighborhood; DOS
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Chicago

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

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