chillum

[ chil-uhm ]

/ ˈtʃɪl əm /

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noun

the part of a hookah that contains the tobacco, marijuana, or other substance being smoked.

the substance that is smoked.

a hookah or other water pipe adapted for smoking marijuana, that can be passed in ritual fashion among a group of participants: used especially by Rastafarians.

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Origin of chillum

First recorded in 1775–85, chillum is from the Hindi word cilam

Words nearby chillum

chilli sauce, Chilliwack, Chillon, chill out, chill pill, chillum, chilly, chilly bin, chilo-, Chiloe Island, chilognath

Other definitions for chillum (2 of 2)

Chillum

[ chil-uhm ]

/ ˈtʃɪl əm /

noun

a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.

How to use chillum in a sentence

A 31-year-old man was fatally shot in Chillum on Wednesday, Prince George’s police said.
Man fatally shot in Chillum area|Jasmine Hilton|November 4, 2021|Washington Post
The nearly $1 million investment will put bicycles in some of the county’s most densely populated areas, including Langley Park, Chillum, Largo and a stretch of Route 1 from Mount Rainier to Greenbelt.
Capital Bikeshare gears up for expansion as commuters resume pre-pandemic routines|Luz Lazo|July 1, 2021|Washington Post
My wife had been dead fur sebrel years, an' not habbin' any chillum I libed by myse'f in er cabin on er big plan'ation.
Up Terrapin River|Opie P. Read
Fo Gawd in Heaven, dat Dago en his wife en fo chillum wuz pickin cotton by de moonlight.
The Southern South|Albert Bushnell Hart

Thy servant was keeping watch over his masters, and smoking his chillum.
Gil the Gunner|George Manville Fenn
Masson describes a "chillum," or smoking apparatus, found embedded in an ancient wall in Beloochistan.
Notes & Queries, No. 40, Saturday, August 3, 1850|Various
Gie'em (give them) rice, peas, four cook for chillum, one nurse.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2|Works Projects Administration

British Dictionary definitions for chillum

chillum

/ (ˈtʃɪləm) /

noun

a short pipe, usually of clay, used esp for smoking cannabis

Word Origin for chillum

C18: from Hindi cilam, from Persian chilam

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