Definition of a ghost town

ghost town

noun

• a place with very few people.

                                                                      
  
                                                                                                                                       
  
  Citation from "Old Dogs", The Good Guys (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 14 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Dec 12 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 12 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'ghost':
catch ghost	Definitions include: run fast
ghost	Definitions include: leaving.
ghost load	Definitions include: a male orgasm during which no semen is ejaculated.
ghost ride the whip	Definitions include: to dance alongside and/or on a motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is still driving forward.
give up the ghost	Definitions include: to die.
pull a ghost	Definitions include: To leave suddenly without telling anyone or being seen.
Other terms relating to 'town':
Chi Town	Definitions include: Chicago, Illinois.
clown town	Definitions include: a place or situation in which one is surrounded by amateurs or unintelligent people.
cow town	Definitions include: a rural town.
down town	Definitions include: to the police station.
Gator Town	Definitions include: Gainesville, Florida.
go to town	Definitions include: to engage in an activity with excessive energy or excitement.
go to town on (one's self)	Definitions include: to masturbate.
one horse town	Definitions include: a very small town.
on the town	Definitions include: to go out and have fun.
out on the town	Definitions include: having a night out and about.
paint the town red	Definitions include: to have a great time around town.
Tipping is not a town in China.	Definitions include: A phrase usually used by bartenders to imply that a patron should acknowledge gratuity.
town bicycle, the	Definitions include: a promiscuous person, usually female.
town business	Definitions include: A reference to things that go on in the streets of Oakland. Sideshows, street crime---events that occur in the underworld.
Wanker Town, USA	Definitions include: a derogatory term for a small town or rural area.

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