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Down The Way 

Slang for the near Eastside of Cleveland, Ohio.

"Down The Way" was a term started in Cleveland in the 1960s. It started out as the area west of 79th street and east of downtown, but the boundaries continue to move east. Now "Down The Way" is considered anything east of downtown and west of 105th street, north of Kinsman. Includes the neighborhoods of: Central, Hough, St. Clair-Superior, Fairfax, also parts of Glenville and Kinsman. Also spelled: Down Tha Way, Down Da Way, and DTW for short.
"My friend was shot in Cedar Estates projects, Down The Way"
Down The Way by Downdeezway May 19, 2010
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down the way 

1: The livest city in the world Cincinnati, Ohio (yea right, but we do get crunk)

See also nati

2: A dance from the nasty 'Nati
1: "Where u stay at?"
"I live down the way."

2:Oh, Oh, Do the down the way! Oh Oh!

down the way 

The greatest dance song ever to come out of the 'Nati.

Tocka - Down the Way
1.)"Where the f*** is you at?"
2.)"Man I'm down the way."
down the way by Zach June 25, 2004

down the way 

yo im straight outta cin-city in da 5-1-3 and we run this whole muthafu**in state ya heard. anyway down the way is a dance that was started in tha nasty nati and tocka's spittin a beat also known as "down the way" which is the illest song in the country
urban/african-american-ish dance

Down The Way 

1. Avondale in Cincinnati
2. A dance done in Cincinnati
1. Bra, were u from?
Down The Way all Day......

2. Example: You are at a house party in Cincinnat.... Most likely everybody will be doin' the "Down The Way"

floats the wrong way down the river 

a phrase referring to someone who is either gay or a lesbian.
"Ellen floats the wrong way down the river"

Fell Out Of The Ugly Tree And Hit Every Branch On The Way Down

Commonly used phrase referencing the degree to which an individual is considered unattractive. Possibly a regional colloquialism used in the Oklahoma area.
Billy Bob: "Geez! That woman with the balding patte, bulbous nose, black front teeth, and tattoo of 'I Like It Rough,' sure is ugly!"

Billy Roy: "She sure has a flabby gut, and that backside ain't too perty neither!"

Billy Billy: "Boys, that there gal Fell Out Of The Ugly Tree And Hit Every Branch On The Way Down!"
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