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
Cameo was burning $5 million a month on its staff, travel, parties at the Cameo House, and expensive takeout for stars from chichi spots like Sugarfish and Jon & Vinny’s.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
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
“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
Some men’s kismut’s to bikin grais, and some to bikin kānis; but saw foki has their kismut, an’ they can’t pen chichi elsus.”
From The English Gipsies and Their Language by Charles Godfrey Leland
