Killadelphia

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Killadelphia

/ˌkɪləˈdɛlfiə/

Where it comes from

Blend of kill + Philadelphia, a reference to the city's high homicide rate.

proper noun

offensive, slang Derogatory name for Philadelphia: a major city in Pennsylvania, United States. They locked me in chains, niggas took shots with my frame / In Killadelphia where bodies be dropping like rain

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"Killadelphia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/killadelphia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Killadelphia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/killadelphia

Chicago

"Killadelphia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/killadelphia.

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@misc{killadelphia_2026,
  title = {Killadelphia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/killadelphia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}