proper noun
Street Slang
Chiraq
· proper noun · chicago
Chicago, nicknamed after Iraq for its body count.
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Definitions
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A nickname for Chicago — specifically the South and West Side — that frames the city as a war zone. Born from the grim stat that Chicago was outpacing US troop deaths in Iraq. Drill rappers wear it as a badge; city officials hate it.
“He flew out to Chiraq for the tape and didn't leave the studio once.”
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Chiraq In A Sentence
He flew out to Chiraq for the tape and didn't leave the studio once.
Origin & Usage
Coined in Chicago in the late 2000s comparing the city's homicide rate to US military casualties in Iraq; popularised by drill rappers like King Louie and Chief Keef, and cemented by Spike Lee's 2015 film 'Chi-Raq'.
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