Chiraq
English
Etymology
Blend of Chicago + Iraq, coined by South Side rappers comparing the frequency of shootings in Chicago and in Iraq.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æk, -ɑːk
Proper noun
Chiraq
- (US, slang, derogatory) Chicago, especially those parts in the South Side subject to a large amount of violence.
- 2014, Rumont Tekay, Venom In My Veinz
- Seeing too much of anything in Chiraq streets could be hazardous to anyone's health
- 2015, Jimmy Chan, Don't Kill the Messenger 69...The Chronicles of Fo
- Welcome to Chiraq
Chitown
My town
- Welcome to Chiraq
- 2017, Steve Ventura, Martin Bailkey, Good Food, Strong Communities (page 235)
- 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. Chiraq, a portmanteau of Chicago and Iraq, is used as code to refer to the violence and poverty of these neighborhoods.
- 2018, Shatiera Holman, Equality Ain't Equal
- He met his wife and never thought about moving back to Chiraq.
- 2014, Rumont Tekay, Venom In My Veinz
See also
- Chimpcago
- Shitcago