name
Duckburg
DUHK-burg
name
1
The fictional home city of Donald Duck and friends in Disney comics and cartoons.
"Scrooge McDuck's money bin sits at the edge of Duckburg."
noun
1
Informally, any small, sleepy, or unremarkable town (used somewhat mockingly).
"He complained that his hometown was just another Duckburg with one traffic light."
How to Use Duckburg
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDonald Duck's cartoon hometown; loosely, a small unremarkable town.
Word Forms
Duckburgs plural
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Etymology
Coined by cartoonist Carl Barks in 1944 for a Donald Duck comic, blending "duck" with the common town-name ending "-burg."