"Chicagorilla" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Chicagorillas [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Chicago + gorilla, coined by Walter Winchell. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Chicago|gorilla}} Blend of Chicago + gorilla Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chicagorilla (plural Chicagorillas)
  1. (rare, dated) A thug; a gangster. Wikipedia link: Walter Winchell Tags: dated, rare
    Sense id: en-Chicagorilla-en-noun-NazqSUN1 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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