英语词汇fun city的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	fun city
词源	Fun City. A well-known nickname for New York City said to have originated in 1966 with Mayor John V. Lindsay (1921–2001) on his first day in office when a reporter asked if he was happy he’d been elected. “I still think it’s a fun city,” Lindsay replied. Author Dick Schapp first capitalized the name in his Herald Tribune column “What’s New in Fun City.” See big apple.
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