Naptown

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/ˈnæpˌtaʊn/

proper noun

Nickname for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. USNickname for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana

    Arrow pledge Kathleen Berhman is wearing a siyma nu pin from Naptown.

    1936, “In Indianapolis”, in The Bored Walk, volume 7, Indiana University, page 13
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    The same friends who teased me about being a kept man also delighted in pointing out the provincial reputation of the city where I’d be moving. Indianapolis? they asked. Some of them even referred to it as “Naptown.”

    2001 October 29, Don Gomes, “I Did It Her Way”, in Indianapolis Monthly, volume 25, number 2, Emmis Communications, →ISSN, page 78

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
indianapolis

Origin

From Nap + town.

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APA

Naptown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naptown

MLA

“Naptown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naptown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Naptown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naptown.

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