Chiraqとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ʃaɪˈɹæk/, /ʃɪˈɹæk/, /ʃɪˈɹɑk/
• 韻: -æk, -ɑːk

固有名詞

Chiraq

1. (US, slang, derogatory) 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.
   • 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

   • 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.

参考

• Chimpcago
• Shitcago
• Killadelphia
• Pistolvania