Eastwood

English

Etymology

Compound of east +‎ wood.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːstwʊd/

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Proper noun

Eastwood

1. A surname.
2. A suburban area of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8389).
3. A town in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK4646).
4. A small hamlet near Todmorden, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9625).
5. A residential area in southwestern Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5560).
6. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
7. A suburb of Pretoria, South Africa.
8. A community in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
9. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
10. Several places in the United States:
    1. A ghost town in San Diego County, California.
    2. A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
    3. A census-designated place in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
    4. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
    5. An unincorporated community in Carter County, Missouri.
    6. A neighbourhood of Syracuse, New York.
    7. An unincorporated community in Brown County, Ohio.
    8. A neighbourhood of Dallas, Texas.
    9. A neighbourhood of Houston, Texas.

Noun

Eastwood (uncountable)

1. (US, slang) A brave, tough, hardy man.
   • 1992, “Deep Cover”, in Deep Cover, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg, SOLAR Records:

     Maniac, lunatic, call him Snoop Eastwood.

   • 1992, “A Nigga Witta Gun”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Death Row Records:

     The name is Dre Eastwood, when I'm packing a gun.

   • 1992, “Stranded on Death Row”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Kurupt, Lady of Rage, RBX, and Snoop Doggy Dogg, Death Row Records:

     Bustin' raps for my snaps, now they call me Eastwood.

   • 1992, “Bitches Ain't Shit”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg, Death Row Records:

     I'm the maniac in black, Mr. Snoop Eastwood.

Verb

Eastwood (third-person singular simple present Eastwoods, present participle Eastwooding, simple past and past participle Eastwooded)

1. (on a TV program) To talk to an empty chair that represents a person who declined to appear