Where does the saying get out of Dodge come from,why are we still using it today?

Answer 1

ford invented it

Answer 2

It relates to leaving an unfortunate place, or event. If I am in group, and the group is about to get out of hand, I may well"get out of Dodge" to avoid any unpleasantness. It goes back to the old western movies, where Dodge City, Ks. was a rough town, and a good place to"get out of".. It is an old expression used by fewer people each year. One day it will vanish, with those who used it.

Answer 3

"Get the hell out of Dodge" is a reference to Dodge City, Kansas, which was a favorite location for westerns in the early to mid 20th century. Most memorably, the phrase was made famous by the TV show "Gunsmoke," in which villians were often commanded to "get the hell out of Dodge." The phrase took on its current meaning in the 1960s and 70s when teenagers began to use it in its current form.

Answer 4

It's a reference to Dodge City, Kansas back in the cowboy days.

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Answer 5

I believe it is from the lawless west. Dodge City, Kansas.
It is a quaint expression. I like to use quaint expressions. Most everyone knows them and makes severe statements easier to take.

Answer 6

Remember the OK Corral? Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday shooting it out? Well, that was in Dodge City. It's just one of those things that was told and retold so often that it made it into our lexicon as a metaphor and just never left. Metaphors are pesky that way.

Answer 7

it has to do with Dodge City in the old west, look it up

Answer 8

Good question....

I thought Dodge was a city in Oklahoma or something......

Answer 9

The old TV western series "Gunsmoke" we still say it because James Arness was God.