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Dot. Ave.

Dorchester Avenue.

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Where did Dot Ave. originate from?

Thanks in advance.

Michael on August 4, 2004 08:04 AM.

Where did Dot Ave. originate from?

Thanks in advance.

Michael on August 4, 2004 08:22 AM.

I'm actually surprised you haven't listed just "Dot," since that's the common term for Dorchester. Michael, I guess that's the answer to your question - Dot Ave comes from "Dot," the affectionate name for Dorchester, which, well, has the letters "D," "O" and "T" in it in that order, so I guess that's how the abbreviation evolved.

Educand on April 6, 2006 08:43 AM.

I actually think that DOT ave is how Dort ave sounds if you say it with a Boston accent.

Dort ave is short for Dorchester Ave. Since Bahtonians don't pronounce the ah (r) in cah or bah, Dort comes out sounding like Dot (rymes with fought)

Luis on February 12, 2007 07:27 PM.

congress street

the dot rat on July 12, 2007 02:49 PM.

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