Meanings
- USinformalgovernmentThe section of K Street in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, where the head offices of political lobbyists are located.
Synonyms: K Street
- USinformalgovernmentThe location in the U.S. Capitol where political lobbyists are to be found.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe section of K Street in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, where the head offices of political lobbyists are located.
proper nounCollectively, the political lobbyists in Washington, D.C.
Origin
From Gucci (“luxury fashion company”) + gulch (“ravine, valley; swallows”). An alliterative construction, matching the "GG" logo of Gucci. From lobbyists being attired in Gucci-brand fashion. Alternatively, perhaps influenced by Atlas Shrugged's "Galt's Gulch"?
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Gucci Gulch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gucci%20Gulch
“Gucci Gulch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gucci%20Gulch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gucci Gulch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gucci%20Gulch.
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