Little D

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Little D is a colloquial nickname for the city of Denton, Texas, often used in contrast to nearby Dallas, known as "Big D."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colloquial term
nickname
appliesTo city of Denton NERFINISHED
associatedWith Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex NERFINISHED
colloquialUsageRegion North Texas NERFINISHED
contrastsSizeWith Dallas, Texas NERFINISHED
culturalContext Dallas–Fort Worth regional culture
Denton local culture
etymologyRelatedTo analogy with Big D for Dallas
initial letter of Denton
hasAbbreviation D
hasCharacteristic informal
regional slang
impliesRelativeSize smaller than Dallas
informalRegister yes
language English
locatedIn Texas
United States of America
surface form: United States
nicknameFor Denton, Texas NERFINISHED
refersTo Denton, Texas NERFINISHED
shortFormOf Little Denton NERFINISHED
usedBy local residents of Denton
students at Texas Woman's University
students at University of North Texas
usedInContrastTo Big D NERFINISHED
Dallas, Texas NERFINISHED
usedInSpokenLanguage yes
usedInWrittenLanguage local publications
social media

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Denton, Texas nickname Little D