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stamping ground

/ˌstæmpɪŋ ˈgraʊnd/
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Other forms: stamping grounds

Your stamping ground is the place you regularly go. You could describe your favorite local coffee shop as your stamping ground.

A very slightly different way to say stamping ground is stomping ground. Either way, you're talking about a place you love to visit, a usual hangout, or even the neighborhood where you live. You could say, for example, "In college, Harvard Square was my regular stamping ground." The phrase, which came into use in the 1820's, comes from the way wild animals sometimes mark their usual territory by stamping down the soil or grass with their paws.

Definitions of stamping ground
  1. noun
    a frequently visited place
    synonyms: hangout, haunt, repair, resort
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    types:
    gathering place
    a favorite haunt where people gather
    type of:
    area, country
    a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
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