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by el-salvador 882 days ago
I didn't know Detroit had French Origin.

Spanish slang from the 90s in my country imported Detroit and Spanish-ized the pronunciation as ditroy.

Since it has the same consonants as detrĂ¡s, Spanish for behind, it can be used a a synonym for behind and also as an euphemism for the behind part of the body.

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It's a lesser known fact but Chicago also has French origins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chicago
> I didn't know Detroit had French Origin.

It means "strait".