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Chicago-style

Chicago-style adjective: corrupt and hardhanded, authoritarian, with patronage and nepotism; grandiose.

Adjective

Chicago-style (comparative more Chicago-style, superlative most Chicago-style)

  1. (informal) Corrupt and hardhanded, authoritarian, with patronage and nepotism; grandiose.
  2. see Chicago-style hot dog.
  3. see Chicago-style pizza.

Forms of Chicago-style

comparativemore Chicago-style
superlativemost Chicago-style

Phrases with Chicago-style

Questions about Chicago-style

What does Chicago-style mean?
Chicago-style means corrupt and hardhanded, authoritarian, with patronage and nepotism; grandiose.
What part of speech is Chicago-style?
Chicago-style is an adjective.

Words near Chicago-style in the dictionary

  1. Chicago style pizza
  2. Chicago style pizzas
  3. Chicago styles
  4. Chicago typewriter
  5. Chicago typewriters
  6. Chicago-style
  7. Chicago-style hot dog
  8. Chicago-style hot dogs
  9. Chicago-style pizza
  10. Chicago-style pizzas
  11. Chicago-style relish

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