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• foggy — (adj.) 1540s, perhaps from a Scandinavian source, or formed from FOG (Cf. fog) (1) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Foggy Bottom U.S. Department of State, from the name of a marshy region of Washington, D.C., where many federal buildings are (also with a… …   Etymology dictionary

• Foggy Bottom — ☆ Foggy Bottom n. [after the orig. name given to the swampland on which U.S. State Department offices were built] Informal the U.S. State Department: often used with humorous reference to vague language used in official statements …   English World dictionary

• Foggy Bottom — Foggy Bot|tom a humorous name given to the US ↑State Department because of the ↑fog (=thick mist) that often surrounds its offices in Washington, D.C …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Foggy Bottom — an informal name for the U.S. State Department, the government department responsible for relations with foreign countries …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• State Plaza Hotel Washington (Washington DC) — State Plaza Hotel Washington country: United States, city: Washington DC (DC Metro: Foggy Bottom) State Plaza Hotel Washington This First Class All Suite Hotel is located in the business district of the city centre. It is within walking distance… …   International hotels

• Foggy Bottom — noun United States Department of State, which is housed in a building in a low lying area of Washington near the Potomac River • Hypernyms: ↑Department of State, ↑United States Department of State, ↑State Department, ↑State, ↑DoS * * * 1. a low… …   Useful english dictionary

• Foggy Nelson — Supersupportingbox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Foggy Nelson publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Daredevil v1 #1 (April 1964) creators=Stan Lee Bill Everett full name=Franklin P. Nelson status=Alive supports=Daredevil,… …   Wikipedia

• Foggy Bottom — Infobox nrhp name = Foggy Bottom Historic District nrhp type = hd caption = Map of Washington, D.C., with Foggy Bottom highlighted in red location = Bounded by New Hampshire Ave., Twenty fourth, Twenty sixth, H, and K Sts., NW nearest city = lat… …   Wikipedia

• State Department — Außenministerium Eingerichtet: 27. Juli 1789 Minister Hillary Clinton Stellvertreter James Steinberg Jacob Lew Haushalt: 9,96 Mrd (2004) $ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• foggy bottom — {n.}, {slang} An area in downtown Washington, D.C. where many offices of the Department of State are located; hence figuratively, the U.S. Department of State. * /The press secretary gave us a lot of foggy bottom double talk about the hostage… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• foggy bottom — {n.}, {slang} An area in downtown Washington, D.C. where many offices of the Department of State are located; hence figuratively, the U.S. Department of State. * /The press secretary gave us a lot of foggy bottom double talk about the hostage… …   Dictionary of American idioms