Whitechapel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Whitechapel
C19: slang use of Whitechapel, a district of London
Example Sentences
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We’ve toured with Whitechapel, and we’ve been on lots of shows with Suicide Silence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
Mr Berry, a teacher from Witney in Oxfordshire, and Mr Cash, of Whitechapel in London, were arrested in March 2023 as part of an investigation that involved counter-terror police.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
We're in the morning meeting on the orthopaedics trauma ward on the 10th floor at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
They took a taxi to Whitechapel and bought a tent from Argos, then, with the intention of trying to go abroad despite not having their passports, they attempted to get to Plymouth by taxi.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
“Maybe after the Whitechapel Club led nowhere, he decided to search for another lead. He knows more people in meatpacking than I do, so the news could have reached him sooner.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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