Asphalt Jungle Definition
noun
The modern city, especially when characterized as congested and crime-ridden.
American Heritage
The crowded city, esp. regarded as a place of predatory behavior in a struggle for survival.
Webster's New World
(idiomatic) A city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe.
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Other Word Forms of Asphalt Jungle
Noun
Singular:
asphalt jungle
Plural:
asphalt junglesOrigin of Asphalt Jungle
From W. R. Burnett's novel The Asphalt Jungle (1949).
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