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Eastwood en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈiːstwʊd/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Compound of east + wood.

Meanings

1. (US, slang, uncountable) A brave, tough, hardy man.
   • I'm the maniac in black, Mr. Snoop Eastwood. 1992, “Bitches Ain't Shit”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg, Death Row Records:
   • Bustin' raps for my snaps, now they call me Eastwood. 1992, “Stranded on Death Row”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Kurupt, Lady of Rage, RBX, and Snoop Doggy Dogg, Death Row Records:
   • Maniac, lunatic, call him Snoop Eastwood. 1992, “Deep Cover”, in Deep Cover, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg, SOLAR Records:
   • The name is Dre Eastwood, when I'm packing a gun. 1992, “A Nigga Witta Gun”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Death Row Records:

Eastwood en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈiːstwʊd/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Compound of east + wood.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A surname.
2. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United Kingdom: ▸ A suburban area of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8389).
3. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United Kingdom: ▸ A town and civil parish with a town council in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK4646).
4. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United Kingdom: ▸ A small hamlet in Todmorden parish, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9625).
5. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United Kingdom: ▸ A residential area in southwestern Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5560).
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in Australia: ▸ A suburb of Sydney in the City of Ryde and City of Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.
7. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in Australia: ▸ A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
8. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A suburb of Pretoria, South Africa.
9. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in Canada: ▸ A community in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
10. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in Canada: ▸ A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
11. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in San Diego County, California.
12. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
13. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
14. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
15. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Carter County, Missouri.
16. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A neighbourhood of Syracuse, New York.
17. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Brown County, Ohio.
18. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A neighbourhood of Dallas, Texas.
19. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A neighbourhood of Houston, Texas.

Forms

Eastwood en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈiːstwʊd/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Compound of east + wood.

Meanings

1. To talk to an empty chair that represents a person who declined to appear

Forms

Relateds

Wood · Southwood · Westwood · East Wood · East · Northwood