Chicago lightning

English

Noun

Chicago lightning (uncountable)

(US, dated, slang) Bullets; gunfire.
- 1946, Joseph Thompson Shaw, The hard-boiled omnibus: early stories from Black Mask, page 388:
  He said: "Thanks, friend; but you're wasting your time. You better warn Crocker. If that louse makes a play for me, he'll get hit with Chicago lightning!"

Related terms

Chicago typewriter (“tommy gun”), Chicago overcoat (“coffin”)

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