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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti, cheese, onions, and beans. Cincinnati

Etymology

Coined in the 1920s by Tom and John Kiradjieff, Slavic-Macedonian immigrants to Cincinnati, for their Empress Chili chain.

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