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tenderloin noun A tenderloin, of course, is a juicy and tasty cut of meat. In the late 19th century, however, "Tenderloin" saw use as a nickname for the neighborhood of midtown Manhattan, west of Broadway and below 42nd Street. This district, which contained numerous bordellos, gambling houses, and watering holes, alongside theaters and hotels, became a hotbed of corruption -- and, it was alleged by some, blackmail by police. The notion of dishonest law enforcers being able to afford a nice meal off activity in this district is believed to have given the Tenderloin its name. Soon the term was applied to similarly seedy districts in other cities. 1 : a strip of tender meat consisting of a large internal muscle of the loin on each side of the vertebral column2 : a district of a city largely devoted to vice

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September 26, 2009 TEN-der-loyn "Unlike old Saigon, a raucous wartime tenderloin of bars and nightclubs, Orange County is quiet -- except on Saturday nights…." (Stanley Karnow, Smithsonian, August 1992)

Word	tenderloin
Date	September 26, 2009
Type	noun
Syllables	TEN-der-loyn
Etymology	A tenderloin, of course, is a juicy and tasty cut of meat. In the late 19th century, however, "Tenderloin" saw use as a nickname for the neighborhood of midtown Manhattan, west of Broadway and below 42nd Street. This district, which contained numerous bordellos, gambling houses, and watering holes, alongside theaters and hotels, became a hotbed of corruption -- and, it was alleged by some, blackmail by police. The notion of dishonest law enforcers being able to afford a nice meal off activity in this district is believed to have given the Tenderloin its name. Soon the term was applied to similarly seedy districts in other cities.
Examples	"Unlike old Saigon, a raucous wartime tenderloin of bars and nightclubs, Orange County is quiet -- except on Saturday nights…." (Stanley Karnow, Smithsonian, August 1992)
Definition	1 : a strip of tender meat consisting of a large internal muscle of the loin on each side of the vertebral column 2 : a district of a city largely devoted to vice

Tenderloin District September Noun Ten Der Loyn Juicy Tasty Cut