Urban Dictionary: Denver (2024)

The city with more dispensaries than Starbucks'. Full of winners.

Denver = Mile High City.. multiple reasons

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Why Denver is the greatest city in the world...

receives 300 days of sunshine a year, is the nation's most highly educated city with the highest percentage of high school and college graduates, brews more BEER than any other American city, has the largest city park system in the nation, is the "Baby Boomer" capital of America, is the 20th in the U.S. in population, but has the 10th largest downtown, has the nation's second largest performing arts center, citizens contribute more public funding for the arts per capita than any other U.S. city, has the thinnest residents of any U.S. city and according to a federal study, really is a mile high...

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Denver: The place where your face has 2nd degree burns for three months of the year and then everything dies and turns to brown dirt.

Cleveland Browns will be playing the Denver Browns in the Dirt Bowl!

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The most awesome metropolitan city on the face of the earth.

Aurora is the best part of Denver!

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One of the most overrated cities in this country. Home of the Columbine shootings, John Ramsey killing, multiple church shootings, Ludlow massacre, etc. due to all the sickos that live in Colorado. The suicide rate is twice as high as the national average for a reason. Denver itself only boasts a population of 500,000, while the suburbs have more than 2,000,000. Most of the suburbs are filled with white, countrywood morons who don't know the definition of passing in the left lane. The people are extremely clicky and act like they are better than you. Don't tell anyone that you are from another state, or else feel resented. The city itself is completely overpriced, with bums begging for change on every corner. Downtown itself is nice, when compared to sh*tholes like Kansas City or Detroit, but otherwise it's full of snobs and assholes. The women are ugly as hell and think they are god's gift on earth. The city is completely dead every night, except when the Broncos win a game or the Rockies make the playoffs. Lodo is another gentrified neighborhood filled with yuppies and guppies needing a sense of direction. The rest of the city is full of people working for 8 dollars an hour while living with 5 roommates and hitting the bong every night.The mountain cities (Aspen, Vail, Breckenridge, etc.) is the real Colorado. Otherwise, have fun in Denver, where the cowtown mentality still exists. The kids in Denver are usually trying to act hard after moving from a bigger sh*thole state like Nebraska or Kansas. To them, cowtown Denver, is cosmopolitan. But if you put one of the undercover hill billy kids in a real city like Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Philly, etc. they'll get chewed up and spit out. Denver is for those who want to pretend they are in a big city but can't handle a real city with diversity, culture, momentum, parties, progress, etc.

I was driving in Denver last week, and everyone was driving 10 miles below the speed limit, staring at me, as I passed their buckets on the right.

Denver! The biggest cowtown in this country! Where everyone had a chip on their shoulder.

by Jennifer Keppler December 20, 2007

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Known as the mile high city, with a bunch of stuck up yuppies in the city and nothing but slow drivers. Suprisingly a new gang city, gangs from L.A. and Mexico are now coming into denver with an expected 12,000 new gang member in colorado in the last year. Drug running, drive by shootings, Weapon trading, and gang wars are all now becoming very common to denver, it has become another gang city. Though it aint nothin like Jamaica Queens!

Yo colorado full of gangs now, it gang city over there, everyday denver become more dangerous

Ex. I never been to Denver but my cuz went there for like a month he said ay day there be like 10 drive bys

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One of the most overrated cities in this country. Home of the Columbine shootings, John Ramsey killing, multiple church shootings, Ludlow massacre, etc. due to all the sickos that live in Colorado. The suicide rate is twice as high as the national average for a reason. Denver itself only boasts a population of 500,000, while the suburbs have more than 2,000,000. Most of the suburbs are filled with white, countrywood morons who don't know the definition of passing in the left lane. The people are extremely clicky and act like they are better than you. Don't tell anyone that you are from another state, or else feel resented. The city itself is completely overpriced, with bums begging for change on every corner. Downtown itself is nice, when compared to sh*tholes like Kansas City or Detroit, but otherwise it's full of snobs and assholes. The women are ugly as hell and think they are god's gift on earth. The city is completely dead every night, except when the Broncos win a game or the Rockies make the playoffs. Lodo is another gentrified neighborhood filled with yuppies and guppies needing a sense of direction. The rest of the city is full of people working for 8 dollars an hour while living with 5 roommates and hitting the bong every night.The mountain cities (Aspen, Vail, Breckenridge, etc.) is the real Colorado. Otherwise, have fun in Denver, where the cowtown mentality still exists. The kids in Denver are usually trying to act hard after moving from a bigger sh*thole state like Nebraska or Kansas. To them, cowtown Denver, is cosmopolitan. But if you put one of the undercover hill billy kids in a real city like Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Philly, etc. they'll get chewed up and spit out. Denver is for those who want to pretend they are in a big city but can't handle a real city with diversity, culture, momentum, parties, progress, etc.

I was driving in Denver last week, and everyone was driving 10 miles below the speed limit, staring at me, as I passed their buckets on the right.

Denver! The biggest cowtown in this country! Where everyone had a chip on their shoulder.

by Michael G. Cooper December 26, 2007

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What do people from Denver call themselves? ›

Residents of Denver are called Denverites. People from Pueblo, Puebloans. And informally, those from Manitou Springs might be called Manitoids. It's called a demonym — a name that identifies a group of people as they relate to a particular place.

What does Denver mean? ›

Meaning:Green valley; From Anvers. Denver is a gender-neutral name of French and Old-English origins, meaning “green valley” or “from Anvers.” A habitational name that conjures up imagery of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, Denver is certainly on the baby name map.

Who is Denver Colorado named after? ›

General William H. Larimer didn't arrive early but followed the plan perfectly. He claim-jumped the land on the eastern side of Cherry Creek, laid out a city and, in hopes of gaining political favor, named the city after Kansas Territorial governor James Denver.

What is the meaning of Colorado cologne? ›

Residents here do not want phrases such as 'Towards the Mountains' (a phrase you'll hear when asking for directions), or 'Colorado Cologne' (a term for smelling like marijuana) to disappear from the local lexicon.

What is a nickname for Denver? ›

Denver's nickname is the "Mile-High City", as its official elevation is one mile (5,280 ft) above sea level, defined by the elevation of the spot of a benchmark on the steps of the State Capitol building.

Why do people call Denver Menver? ›

One of the earliest mentions of the Menver phenomenon was a 2006 Westword column raving about the male surplus. That still held true eight years later when Pew Research Center crowned Denver as the No. 2 metro area with the highest ratio of employed single men to single women.

What does 5280 mean for Denver? ›

The meaning of "5280" is simple. It's the number of feet in a mile, and Denver is famously nicknamed the "Mile High City" for its elevation. At 5,280 feet, it's the highest of any NBA city. The number is written just above the free-throw lines on the Nuggets' home court at Ball Arena.

What is the most well known nickname of Denver Colorado? ›

Denver is known as the Mile High City because it is exactly one mile above sea level. This unique fact makes it the highest major city in the United States.

What is the high city nickname for Denver? ›

Denver – The Mile High City – really is exactly one mile high.

What is Denver most famous for? ›

Denver is famous for its collection of world-class museums, first-rate breweries, and historical landmarks.

What is the culture like in Denver? ›

Denver is a city of many cultures and has long been a gathering place for all kinds of people. Today, the metropolitan area of 2.6 million people celebrates its diversity with a number of ethnic events, celebrations and festivals.

What did Colorado used to be called? ›

Jefferson Territory, which would later become the State of Colorado, was established at the same time as Denver City. Initially proposed names for the territory included Colona, Osage, and Idaho.

How did Colorado get their nickname? ›

With statehood being 100 years after the signing of the nation's Declaration of Independence, Colorado's nickname became the "Centennial State." Colorado is also called "Colorful Colorado," presumably because of our magnificent scenery of mountains, rivers, and plains.

What is scented toilet water? ›

Eau de toilette (French: [o d(ə) twalɛt], meaning "grooming water") is a lightly scented perfume. It is also referred to as aromatic waters and has a high alcohol content. It is usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.

What do you call a person from Colorado? ›

Those who live in Colorado are officially Coloradans.

What are Colorado locals called? ›

Since Colorado is a Spanish word for the color red, we are properly Coloradans, not Coloradoans.

What is Colorado's nickname? ›

With statehood being 100 years after the signing of the nation's Declaration of Independence, Colorado's nickname became the "Centennial State." Colorado is also called "Colorful Colorado," presumably because of our magnificent scenery of mountains, rivers, and plains.

Why is Denver called RiNo? ›

The River North Art District "where art is made" goes by the nickname of "RiNo" and has even adopted a rhino design for its official logo, so look for creative rhinos in art and signage all around the neighborhood!

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