filthadelphia
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Meaning · English
Philadelphia, depicting the city as a filthy place.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
On the East Coast, Ed Rendell made his early mark as mayor of "Filthadelphia" by literally scrubbing city hall, while quality-of-life issues shaped not only the 1993 mayoral races in Boston and New York but many local elections.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “filthadelphia” mean?
Philadelphia, depicting the city as a filthy place.
Is “filthadelphia” formal or informal?
filthadelphia is generally derogatory, slang.