local term for San Francisco, only used by people who live in the Bay Area.
all I did over the weekend was stay in The City and eat Dim Sum
by Mr Wall January 5, 2006
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A place to live, usually with corrupt mayors and lots of pollution. The real world is only in the city, not on Ole McD's Farm.
I live in a city and i pay high taxes and have lung cancer from car fumes.
by LordNword August 27, 2003
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Nickname for San Francisco. Sometimes also called "San Fran", but the local residents hate it when someone refers to it as "'Frisco". A wonderful city for all, with steep hilly streets, among other things.
Jeremy: Let's check out The City and see Lombard Street. It's the Crookedest Street in the World. After that we can get on a ferry and visit Alcatraz. Then we can have a pizza.

Sam: Alright! Let's go!
by I Saw U2 Live Twice September 21, 2007
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1. A large urban area, with many buildings are people. An area with over 100,000 people is called a city.
2. Occuring in, or relating to a large urban area, as in city streets.
3. A large quantity of something. usually used in the expression "It's X city (in here).
For example It's snow city would mean there's a lot of snow
Philadelphia is a large city.
It's garbage city in here! Look at all the trash!
by Dellsareslow May 4, 2012
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adj., A way to say something possesses a distinguishing attribute exceedingly; that it is just even more than regular.
-City turns existing words into the same word with a much stronger definition

1."Big L's freestyles are crack" becomes "Big L's freestyles are Crack City", because they are simply more than just being crack.

2."It's fucking brick outside" becomes "It's fucking Brick City" when especially frigid.

3."Those guys are fags" becomes "Those niggas are Fag City" when displaying homosexuality that goes beyond.
by Niggarochi January 16, 2009
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San Francisco...is THE CITY in the bay area...known as THE SCO, FRiSCO etc. etc.
by WAY 2 SAUCY March 13, 2005
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