What is Chinatown?
1.
A place where a vast majority of the people who live there are Asian (not always chinese)
Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, Diamond Bar, Wallnut are all Chinatowns or possibly one large "Chinatowne". I live in Chinatown
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2.
A magical place where you can get anything you want but not quite for under $20.
Bootleg Gucci bags, bootleg Gucci belts, bootleg Gucci sunglasses, all available at your local Chinatown!
3.
1. conglomeration of predominantly chinese businesses and culture.
(Other ethnicities have other "districts," for example, Little Tokyo would be comprised of mostly japanese businesses.)
2. A drama thriller made in 1974 directed by Roman Polanski and staring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway about drought-ridden '30s L.A., corruption, weird family relations, and a divorce specializing private detective; spawned the phrase "it's Chinatown" - the phrase is used to refer to a situation that is impossible to deal with due to the fact that it is the result of issues imbedded in a tangled web of too many people's personal problems and/or ambitions, greed, or deviance, and that there is nothing one person on the outside of that web can do to set everything right because the whole situation is too fucked up.
1. Let's go to Chinatown for lunch.
2. Forget it - it's Chinatown.
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A "hood" in the SF, known for its numerous members
Dont fuck with chinatown, they will kill you.
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5.
A dirty, stinky, filthy place where there are litter on the ground, smokers, and beggars sitting around waiting for a donation. One might randomly appear and wash your car dashboard for money. Most of the shops and restaurants there are Chinese.
Person 1: Let's go shop at Chinatown!
Person 2: ...
Person 1: At least they got some cheap ripped DVDs.
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6.
A slang term for a woman's genetalia in reference to the act of cunnilingus. Often considered crude and sometimes derogatory, however it is often a term of endearment among those with an extensive history of sexual activity with one another.
Honey, I'm going down to Chinatown tonight. Get ready.
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