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Chicago lightning
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English
Noun
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en US dated slang Bullets; gunfire.
en 1946 Joseph Thompson Shaw The hard-boiled omnibus: early stories from Black Mask 388 He said: "Thanks, friend; but you're wasting your time. You better warn Crocker. If that louse makes a play for me, he'll get hit with Chicago lightning!"
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en Chicago typewriter tommy gun, en Chicago overcoat coffin