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• chillum
  chillum

  noun

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

  noun

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

chillum

¹ American  

[chil-uhm] / ˈtʃɪl əm /

noun

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

2. the substance that is smoked.

3. 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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Chillum ² American  

[chil-uhm] / ˈtʃɪl əm /

noun

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

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chillum British  

/ ˈtʃɪləm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of chillum

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

Example Sentences

You were born in D.C. and grew up in Chillum, Md. Do you get back here often?

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2022

He lived in one of five houses Incarnate Word purchased in Chillum.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2020

An Archdiocese of Washington representative told reporters that the meeting of his Priests Council in suburban Chillum, Maryland, was a “good conversation,” but said little else.

From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2018

In stark contrast is NE3, which sits at New Hampshire Avenue Northeast, Eastern Avenue and Chillum Road at the edge of that McDonald’s parking lot, down a small hill.

From Washington Times • Apr. 15, 2018

I was born in Washington, D.C., and reared in Petworth and Chillum.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2016