Bungalow Belt
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bungalow + belt, in reference to the predominant architectural style in Chicago's outlying residential areas.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- A large, generally middle-class residential area in Chicago, Illinois, characterized by an abundance of bungalow houses.
Adjective
[edit]Bungalow Belt (not comparable)
- (Chicago) Of or related to Chicago's Bungalow Belt.
- (by extension) Pertaining to Chicago's middle class.
- 2023 April 9, A.D. Quig, Alice Yin, Shanzeh Ahmad, Gregory Royal Pratt, “Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson calls Chicago ‘a tale of two cities.’ Can he make it whole?”, in Chicago Tribune[1], archived from the original on 8 January 2025:
- "Both candidates held onto their bases: Johnson’s Milwaukee Avenue progressives and Vallas’ bungalow belt conservatives."
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