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Chucktown

/ˈtʃʌk.taʊn/

Chucktown proper noun: nickname for Charleston: a city, the county seat of Charleston County, South Carolina.

Proper noun

Chucktown

  1. Nickname for Charleston: a city, the county seat of Charleston County, South Carolina.
    • "Someone told me you've been snooping around in Chucktown lately? Is that true?"
    • "First off, tell your buddies to mind their own business. If I had been anywhere near Chucktown, don't you think I'd tell you?"2011 May 26, Sharon D. Smith, chapter 6, in Sharon D. Smith, M.A., Kristal M. Davis, M.Ed., editors, Still Strapped, First edition, Lulu.com, →ISBN, pages 73-74

Questions about Chucktown

What does Chucktown mean?
Chucktown means nickname for Charleston: a city, the county seat of Charleston County, South Carolina.
What part of speech is Chucktown?
Chucktown is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chucktown?
Chucktown is pronounced /ˈtʃʌk.taʊn/.

Words near Chucktown in the dictionary

  1. chucks up
  2. chucks up the sponge
  3. Chuckster
  4. chuckstone
  5. chuckstones
  6. Chucktown
  7. chuckwaggon
  8. chuckwaggons
  9. chuckwagon
  10. chuckwagon beans
  11. chuckwagons

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