bridge-and-tunnel

bridge-and-tun nel ▶adjective informal (of a person ) living in the suburbs and perceived as unsophisticated: clubs catering to the beautiful people and the bridge-and-tunnel crowds. ORIGIN 1980s: with reference to the routes used for commuting into New York.

bridge-and-tunnel

bridge-and-tunnel ▶adjective US informal (of a person ) living in the suburbs and perceived as unsophisticated: a bridge-and-tunnel guy from Queens. ORIGIN 1980s: with reference to the routes used for commuting into New York.