chichi
Example Sentences
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It was a nice hotel, in a chichi part of town, with a bar called the American Bar.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2025
Traffic from West L.A. was horrible, of course, and by the time we reached our destination — some chichi Italian place — we were very hungry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2021
I told Mr. Hastings that, given all the poaching that the big-spending Netflix does, I’m surprised that some Disney executive hasn’t thrown a drink in his face at a chichi restaurant, “Appointment in Samarra” style.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2020
“After eating the chichi for 21 years? That was delicious,” he said, referencing a prison concoction of ramen noodles, cheese curls, summer sausage, and pickles.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2020
Pet up with the rākkerin an’ mor pen chichi.
From The English Gipsies and Their Language by Charles Godfrey Leland
