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Chicagorilla

Chicagorilla noun: a thug; a gangster.

Noun

Chicagorilla (plural Chicagorillas)

  1. (dated, rare) A thug; a gangster.

Forms of Chicagorilla

pluralChicagorillas

Origin of Chicagorilla

Blend of Chicago + gorilla, coined by Walter Winchell.

Questions about Chicagorilla

What does Chicagorilla mean?
Chicagorilla means a thug; a gangster.
What part of speech is Chicagorilla?
Chicagorilla is a noun.
What is the plural of Chicagorilla?
The plural of Chicagorilla is Chicagorillas.

Words near Chicagorilla in the dictionary

  1. Chicagoese
  2. Chicagoesque
  3. Chicagoland
  4. Chicagolander
  5. Chicagolanders
  6. Chicagorilla
  7. Chicagorillas
  8. chicalote
  9. chicalotes
  10. Chicamacomico
  11. Chicamacomico River

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