Gunchester

name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The English city of Manchester, particularly Moss Side, referring to the city's historical high gun crime rate. UK, derogatory, informal

    "″You hear people firing off guns all the time,″ she said. ″That’s why they call it Gunchester. I just thought some poor bugger’s got it again, and went on sudsing my hair.″"

Example

More examples

"″You hear people firing off guns all the time,″ she said. ″That’s why they call it Gunchester. I just thought some poor bugger’s got it again, and went on sudsing my hair.″"

Etymology

Blend of gun + Manchester.

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