four-way

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four-way

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The sense referring to a serving of Cincinnati chili was coined in the 1920s by Tom and John Kiradjieff, Slavic-Macedonian immigrants to Cincinnati, for their Empress Chili chain.

adjective

attributive, not comparable relating to four different directions. a four-way stop

noun four-ways

Cincinnati A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti, cheese, and onions or sometimes beans.

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"four-way." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/four-way. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{four_way_2026,
  title = {four-way},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/four-way},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}