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What is a nickname for Chicago? |
Travel Info What is another name for Chicago? Travel Tips Others: "City of the Big Shoulders" (from a poem by Carl Sandburg, which has often morphed into "City of [the] Broad Shoulders"), "Second City," "The City that Works," ... and perhaps "Rat-a-Ta-Ta-Ta-Tat" (imitative of a submachine gun, a reference to Al Capone [Scarface], which I've heard in Europe and in Brazil). "Chi-Town" is pronounced "Shy-Town." Others Chi town & the windy city. LOL, Chicago is not a state, its a CITY. The Windy City is the most poular nickname for Chicago. the funky state Chi Town Windy City Windy City Chi town ...(shy town)...pronunciation, not many people are shy. Second City City with broad shoulders Hog butcher to the world Stacker of wheat Railroad center Transportation center the "city"...used by the majority of people that live in suburbs City that works the windy city (most popular - named not after the weather but the politics many many years ago) chi-town (mostly used by residents of chicago and its suburbs) second city (became a nickname after the Great Chicago fire in 1871) |
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