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Wrathe
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Wrathe asked in TravelUnited StatesSan Francisco · 1 decade ago

San Franciscans... what does SOMA stand for...?

...for some reason I missed the boat on this acronym... Even after having lived in the city for a while.

And I get the feeling it's something as trivial as OMG.

Update:

Cool. I knew it was a neighborhood, and after hearing it in context i figured it was something like (S)outh (O)f (M)arket (A)rea... just plain ol' South Of Market didn't seem to fit.... SF Dude cleared it up... Much appreciated guys. Cheers.

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  • SFdude
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    (So)uth of (Ma)rket Street

    It's the same shorthand as New York's SoHo neighborhood:

    (So)uth of (Ho)uston Street

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'm not from San Francisco, but I visited recently. I'm not 100% positive, but I'm pretty sure that it means South of Market St.

    Hope that helps!

  • 1 decade ago

    South of Market, or a good muscle relaxant, depending on which neighborhood your in.

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