Sin City (description)
- For other uses, see Sin City (disambiguation).
Sin City is a nickname for an urban area (a city or part of) that caters to various vices, perhaps the most well known example being Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. These 'vices' may be legal (depending on area) or illegal activities which are tolerated.
These vices may be sex related, gambling, or drug use. If the area is small it is called a Red-light district.
Cities or areas that have this description include:
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Soho, London, UK
- Terre Haute, Indiana
- Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia
- Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands
- The Boy's Town, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico area
- In Thailand:
older sin cities during the twenties included Berlin, Paris and Shanghai.
Categories
Prostitution | English idioms | Gambling terminology | Drug culture