Chicago overcoat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (US, slang) Synonym of concrete overcoat or cement shoes.
- (US, broadly, slang) A coffin.
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(broadly, figuratively) death; being killed or murdered.
‘Go ahead and blast and see what it gets you.’ ‘A Chicago overcoat is what it would get you, little man.’
1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 189:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago overcoats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Chicago lightning · Chicago typewriter