Chiraq
US/ʃaɪˈɹæk/
Chiraq proper noun: 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.
Proper noun
Chiraq
- 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 health2014, Rumont Tekay, Venom In My Veinz
- Welcome to Chiraq
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Examples of Chiraq in a sentence
- When the south and west sides of Chicago are covered in the media, for instance, they are often described using infamous terms such as Chiraq and food deserts.2017, Steve Ventura, Martin Bailkey, Good Food, Strong Communities, page 235:
- He met his wife and never thought about moving back to Chiraq.2018, Shatiera Holman, Equality Ain't Equal:
Origin of Chiraq
Blend of Chicago + Iraq, coined by South Side rappers comparing the frequency of shootings in Chicago and in Iraq.
Words that rhyme with Chiraq
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- plaque
- whack
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- Cadillac
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- thwack
- pac
- shack
- bivouac
- cack
- clack
- gack
- lack
- smack
- unpack
- wrack
- aback
- flak
- hark back
- mack
- claque
- flack
- knack
- quack
- shellac
- snack
- yak
- Aach
- ack
- gak
- mac
- Meshach
- multitrack
- plack
- snacc
- wack
- akh
- alack
- awrack
- brach
- cac
- Cayman Brac
- cook back
- craic
- diclofenac
- dictionary attack
- dime back
- fac
Questions about Chiraq
- What does Chiraq mean?
- Chiraq means 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.
- How do you use Chiraq in a sentence?
- When the south and west sides of Chicago are covered in the media, for instance, they are often described using infamous terms such as Chiraq and food deserts.
- What part of speech is Chiraq?
- Chiraq is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Chiraq?
- Chiraq is pronounced /ʃaɪˈɹæk/ (US).
Words near Chiraq in the dictionary
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