chillun

chillun

English

Etymology

Spelling representing a Black or Southern U.S. pronunciation of children.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪl.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɪlən

Noun

chillun

1. (Southern US, African-American Vernacular) plural of chile (child).
   • 1960, Walt Kelly, Pogo, Sunday, April 3 comic strip (→ISBN, p. 280):

     [Pogo, to kids:] All right, chillun! The Sunday school lesson is on page 4.

See also

• chirren

Anagrams

• unchill