Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, down from 173,514 at the 2010 census. Jacksons population declined more between 2010 and 2020 (11.42%) than any major city in the United States. Jackson is the anchor for the Jackson metropolitan statistical area, the largest metropolitan area completely within the state. With a 2020 population estimated around 600,000, metropolitan Jackson is home to over one-fifth of Mississippis population. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi.
Founded in 1821 as the site for a new state capital, the city is named after General Andrew Jackson, who was honored for his role in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later served as U.S. president. Following the nearby Battle of Vicksburg in 1863 during the American Civil War, Union forces under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman began the siege of Jackson and the city was subsequently burned.During the 1920s, Jackson surpassed Meridian to become the most populous city in the state following a speculative natural gas boom in the region. The current slogan for the city is The City with Soul. It has had numerous musicians prominent in blues, gospel, folk, and jazz. The city is located in the deep south halfway between Memphis and New Orleans on Interstate 55 and Dallas and Atlanta on Interstate 20. Being at this location has given the city the nickname the crossroads of the south.
The city has a number of museums and cultural institutions, including the Mississippi Childrens Museum, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Mississippi Museum of Art, Old Capital Museum, Museum of Mississippi History. Other notable locations are the Mississippi Coliseum and the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, home of the Jackson State Tigers Football Team.
The Jackson metropolitan statistical area is the states second largest metropolitan area overall, due to four counties in northern Mississippi being part of the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area. In 2020, the Jackson metropolitan area held a GDP of 30 billion dollars, accounting for 29% of the states total GDP of 104.1 billion dollars.
Homecoming
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- When the highschool alumni come to see a home football game. The week leading up to the Homecoming game can involve class spirit competitions and other such things.
- Referring to the Homecoming football game.
- Referring to the dance typically the night after the football game.
Homecoming meaning & definition 1 of Homecoming.
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The first dance (semiformal) held at the beginning of every year. Is for every grade, not just underclassmen. Is also a dance for the previous graduating class to come back and dance again, hence the name home coming, like coming home.
Homecoming meaning & definition 2 of Homecoming.
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In high school: A meaningless football game, followed by a clothed [orgy] containing mostly lowerclassman.
Homecoming meaning & definition 3 of Homecoming.
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A dance at the beginning of the year that a lot of the school population uses as an excuse to drink a lot of alcohol ... a good time to make new friends, and do things you had always wanted to but never got the chance.
May have consequences.Homecoming meaning & definition 4 of Homecoming.
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a time for high school students to come together and rock the gym, grind on strangers, and dress up with friends
Homecoming meaning & definition 5 of Homecoming.
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A pathetic excuse that freshmen and sophomores use to try to substitute Prom. Has a much lower rate of ending with poontang than Prom.
Homecoming meaning & definition 6 of Homecoming.
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A huge orgy involving multiple parties, grinding, and tons of drunk/horny teenagers that usually follows a football game.
Homecoming meaning & definition 7 of Homecoming.
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a [kick ass] Green Day song, homecoming is on the [American Idiot] album. American Idiot was released in 2004. all of the band members actually wrote parts of the song. Billie Joe Armstrong (vocal
Homecoming meaning & definition 8 of Homecoming.
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A formal dance in which the schools population makes a huge deal about for nothing. 100% of freshman girls get all worked up over not being asked to a gay ass dance that consists of about 100 gay ass other freshman and your occasional slut. Freshman will commonly use this dance as an excuse for Prom. Those not so gay ass people will find a date and try to be a smart ass by taking pictures together and claiming that it counts as their homecoming. Dont be one of those smart asses.
Homecoming meaning & definition 9 of Homecoming.
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A [shitty school] [dance] that every [prick] goes to
Homecoming meaning & definition 10 of Homecoming.
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An instance of returning home.
Homecoming meaning & definition 11 of Homecoming.