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Chicago overcoat

Chicago overcoat noun: synonym of concrete overcoat or cement shoes.

Noun

Chicago overcoat (plural Chicago overcoats)

  1. (US, slang) Synonym of concrete overcoat or cement shoes.
    Synonyms:
    concrete overcoat or cement shoes
  2. (US, broadly, slang) A coffin.
  3. (broadly, figuratively) death; being killed or murdered.
    • ‘Go ahead and blast and see what it gets you.’
      ‘A Chicago overcoat is what it would get you, little man.’1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 189

Synonyms of Chicago overcoat

  • concrete overcoat or cement shoes

Forms of Chicago overcoat

pluralChicago overcoats

Questions about Chicago overcoat

What does Chicago overcoat mean?
Chicago overcoat means synonym of concrete overcoat or cement shoes.
What part of speech is Chicago overcoat?
Chicago overcoat is a noun.
What is the plural of Chicago overcoat?
The plural of Chicago overcoat is Chicago overcoats.

Words near Chicago overcoat in the dictionary

  1. Chicago brick
  2. Chicago dog
  3. Chicago dogs
  4. Chicago Heights
  5. Chicago lightning
  6. Chicago overcoat
  7. Chicago overcoats
  8. Chicago piano
  9. Chicago pianos
  10. Chicago pizza
  11. Chicago pizzas

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