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Chiraq

name
/ʃaɪˈɹæk/US

Etymology

Blend of Chicago + Iraq, coined by South Side rappers comparing the frequency of shootings in Chicago and in Iraq.

  1. borrowed from الْعِرَاق — “Iraq”
  2. compounded as chiraq — “Chicago + Iraq”

Definitions

  1. Derogatory name for Chicago

    Derogatory name for Chicago: a major city in Illinois, United States; especially referring to those parts in the South Side subject to a large amount of violence.

    • Seeing too much of anything in Chiraq streets could be hazardous to anyone's health
    • Welcome to Chiraq Chitown My town

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Chiraq. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA