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In some senses, tenderloin is marked as dated, slang, US, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
tenderloin
name 3noun 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
mean, world-famous
VERB + TENDERLOIN
say, use
TENDERLOIN + NOUN
benedito's, district, neighbourhood, restaurant
PREP.
from, in, into, out
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
1
The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef.
2
A district of a city where corruption is common, often because the district is devoted to questionable businesses (peep shows, etc) which are easy for police to blackmail and extort.
name
1
A neighborhood of varying extent in midtown Manhattan, New York known for illicit entertainment and associated police corruption.
She had butted their way out of the Tenderloin district into a spacious uptown apartment.
2
A similar neighborhood in San Francisco, California.
The Tenderloin, a neighbourhood just south-west of touristy Union Square, is home to some 35,000 people in fewer than 50 cramped blocks. Drugs and destitution are out in the open.
3
A similar neighborhood in Seattle, Washington.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the verte
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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She had butted their way out of the Tenderloin district into a spacious uptown apartment.
Wiktionary02
The Tenderloin, a neighbourhood just south-west of touristy Union Square, is home to some 35,000 people in fewer than 50 cramped blocks. Drugs and destitution are out in the open.
Wiktionary03
The tenderloin is cut from a muscle that does not do much work, so it is not tough.
Tatoeba · #886043204
Marty would only use pork tenderloin in his world-famous goulash.
Tatoeba · #949622305
When you say "tenderloin" do you mean that sketchy neighborhood near the airport?
Tatoeba · #949622406
The pork tenderloin at Benedito's restaurant is succulent and juicy.
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