What nicknames do people have for Detroit, MI?

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Jenn

Hockey Town (Red Wings), Motown, Motor City, The D, but no, not 'Troit and I don't think you are going to get that to catch on.

Spaz, the crybaby

- Hockeytown
- The Big D

(Never heard of "Troit"...)

EDIT: To jb - Yes "day-twah" is the French pronunciation.

jb123155

I've from the burbs. Personally, I've never heard 'Troit. I've heard Motor City, Day-Twah (think French pronunciation of Detroit), the D, Hockeytown...

The M.R.

The most popular is Motor city, and Hockey town. 8 mile is NOT a nick name for the D. Oh, and Detroit is often referred to as the D.

Mopar Muscle Gal

Ive always called it the Motorcity
never anything else

Daddy Disney

"'Troit?" Yeah, that's not too lame. HOCKEY TOWN! Ever hear of the Red Wings?

PENDRAGON

I never heard of it being called triot. The three most popular I can think of is the D, Motor city, and Hockey town. Detroit is called Hockey town because the Red Wings are the best Hockey team.

Iguana

Some of the young people are/were calling it the 313.
Others I have heard through the years include:
Automobile capital of the world,
The town that Henry Ford put on the map, and
The Arsenal of democracy.

Future Political Prisoner

During football season, we call it "Loserville"

Hockeytown refers to Detroit being home to one of the six original National Hockey League franchises, the Red Wings - who are one of the most successful franchises in history.

For Pendrago - your baby's adorable!!!

Monkey Tail

Home of the Lions
:)

Mr. Knowledgeable VI

The two I am most familiar with are;

1) Motown because Detroit is the Automotive Capital of world and the automobile is the gift that Detroit gave to the world during the 20th Century.

2) Hockeytown because of the Detroit Red Wings popularity and success it has had in the last decade. The Red Wings have won 4 out of the 11 Stanley Cups in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008.

Ranger Aaron

The Paris of the Midwest.

Olufela

Slum Village
The Poorest Major City in the US
Pot Hole City
Abandon Building Central
Transitless City (except for the People Mover which is like a ride downtown for tourists)
*8 Mile is a street that divides Detroit from the burbs not a nickname for the city itself*

DjHandz

THA " D "
notice After "DET" theres always a" ROIT"

Im so Bad I vacation in Detroit !

thumpfrosty

murder city
and our favoite saying is Welcome to detroit where we eat our dead
have a nice day and die

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