Chicago city nicknames

[Uman85]

Living in Lexington, KY, I often get asked about nicknames for Chicago. Which are acceptable and which aren't. Which ones are used by the locals and which ones are frowned upon. I try to give them the best insight I can, but I wanted to get your take on it. What nicknames do you use and which do you hate?

 

[X]

"The Greatest City On Earth" pretty much sums it up.

 

[scottiepippen1994]

CHI-TOWN

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn183/jgutierrez003/chicago-1.gif

 

[inactiveuser1]

I like the windy city, it just sounds good

 

[Crystallas]

The Second City
The Big Onion
City of Big Shoulders

 

[GaelicSoxFan]

Probably "City of Big Shoulders". Shows we're decent, hardworking, meat-and-potatoes kinda folks.

 

[inactiveuser1]

CHI-TOWN

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn183/jgutierrez003/chicago-1.gif

I always thought that stood for china town

 

[Uman85]

The Second City
The Big Onion
City of Big Shoulders

Carl Sandburg reference and the native name for the area. Nice.

 

[GaelicSoxFan]

Carl Sandburg reference and the native name for the area. Nice.

If you ask some people, politically speaking we're still a "stinking onion field".

 

[Uman85]

If you ask some people, politically speaking we're still a "stinking onion field".

I would agree with that thought.

 

[Gunzaan]

Chi-Town!

 

[MSOADE54]

City of big Shoulders is the best imo.
Windy City is my favorite.

 

[Jysen]

**** Kentuckians. They dont need to know, therefore there wont be no urge for them to go.

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Yes Im quite bitter recently

 

[Uman85]

**** Kentuckians. They dont need to know, therefore there wont be no urge for them to go.

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Yes Im quite bitter recently

Haha I've actually met a fair amount of transplanted Chicagoans in Lexington. But the rest of Kentucky is meh. Chicago is <3 .

 

[GaelicSoxFan]

**** Kentuckians. They dont need to know, therefore there wont be no urge for them to go.

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Yes Im quite bitter recently

Try drinking some prune juice to help clear up that problem

 

[X]

**** Kentuckians. They dont need to know, therefore there wont be no urge for them to go.

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Yes Im quite bitter recently

Haha I've actually met a fair amount of transplanted Chicagoans in Lexington. But the rest of Kentucky is meh. Chicago is <3 .

you all just haven't been the right parts of ky

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and your assholes

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<3

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[Jysen]

Try drinking some prune juice to help clear up that problem

No thanks. Just drink the water

 

[WindyCity7]

I like the windy city, it just sounds good

City of big Shoulders is the best imo.
Windy City is my favorite.

:beerbang: :beerbang:

sn check

 

[inactiveuser1]

:beerbang: :beerbang:

sn check

:yeah:

 

[Uman85]

you all just haven't been the right parts of ky

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and your assholes

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<3

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:elephant:

Haha, CCS Kentucky meet-up!