It's been used by city-dwellers for quite a long time.

"And she said, "Honey take me dancing"

But they ended up by sleeping in a doorway

By the bodegas and the lights on

Upper Broadway

Wearing diamonds on the soles of their shoes"

• Paul Simon, "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes," 1986

And yeah it pretty much means shitty, dirty corner-mart. I mean, any port in a storm, and many stock fresh foods and are cared for as well as a little family can, but they don't come anywhere near the cleanliness, safety, and stability of an actual grocery store.

It's been used by city-dwellers for quite a long time.

"And she said, "Honey take me dancing"

But they ended up by sleeping in a doorway

By the bodegas and the lights on

Upper Broadway

Wearing diamonds on the soles of their shoes"

• Paul Simon, "Diamonds on the Soles of Their Shoes," 1986

And yeah it pretty much means shitty, dirty corner-mart. I mean, any port in a storm, and many stock fresh foods and are cared for as well as a little family can, but they don't come anywhere near the cleanliness, safety, and stability of an actual grocery store.