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Small Town Syndrome

When a person grows up in a small town and develops a fear or a belief that they couldn't handle any or all of the following: 1) Living in a large city
2) Attending a large institution for education
3) Attend large social events without friends or family
4) Not needing a car out of necessity for transportation

These fears also usually are accompanied by:
1) Reluctance to drive in large cities or on major highways
2) Fear of being unknown or not receiving the status, accomplishments, or recognition they are able to achieve in smaller populations
3) Reluctance to leave their home or hometown for large periods of time
4) Fear of missing out on small town traditions

These people generally believe and can see themselves marrying one of their classmates/someone they went to school with, buying a house, and raising a family in their hometown.
Jakob is afraid that if he goes to a big school that he won't get to be the quarter back anymore. We're pretty sure he's suffering from Small Town Syndrome.
by Matson12009 September 13, 2023
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one-Starbucks town

A town so small it has only one Starbucks.
Well, not much goes on in a one-Starbucks town like Sunnydale.
by ElzearYoung July 9, 2025
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The Town

The town is known as East Palo Alto. East Palo Alto received this name after being labeled as small town cemetery and the murder capital of the United States in the 1980s
by Chilis33 January 13, 2022
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o-town

Nickname for the city of Orlando, Florida
"Where you from?" "Girl, O-Town!" "I heard y'all be lit down there."
by tressbitch January 6, 2017
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taco the town

What a diner dat serves super-tasty tortilla-wrap creations soon becomes.
Dat local Mexican restaurant is totally da "taco the town".
by QuacksO June 27, 2024
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Devil town

Devil Town is a reference to the horrors of life and how it doesn't get better and only worse. And the more different you look/act people will torment you about it and acceptance is inevitable.
"Devil Town is colder in the summertime. I lose my mind at least another thousand times"
by ♡Alex♡ November 16, 2023
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Im on the roof of nuke town

(squeaking) Daniel im hacking im on the roof of nuke town!!!
by Im on the roof of nuke town September 14, 2022
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