San Francisco’s Tenderloin.
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Ten•der•loin (ˈtɛn dərˌlɔɪn)
1.n. (in beef or pork) the tender meat of the muscle running through the sirloin and terminating before the ribs.
2. a. (formerly) a district in New York City noted for corruption and vice: so called because police there could eat well from their bribes.
b. a similar district in any U.S. city.
[1820–30, Amer.]
