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"Bear down, Chicago Bears! Make every play clear the way to victory. Bear down, Chicago Bears! Put up a fight with a might so fearlessly. We'll never forget the way you thrilled the nation with your T-formation. Bear down, Chicago Bears, and let them know why you're wearing the crown. You're the pride and joy of Illinois! Chicago Bears, bear down!"
Da Bears: [24] Slang nickname given to the Chicago Bears made popular by the Bill Swerski's Superfans sketches of the early 1990s on Saturday Night Live. Sometimes used to retroactively refer to the 1985 Bears. Deflatriots: Used in reference to Deflategate. [25] Dirty Birds: [26] The 1998 Atlanta Falcons (but is still a nickname for the Falcons).
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The local language of Chicago has an etymology all its own. Whether you're visiting for the first time or you're hoping to impress a Chicagoan, you'll need an arsenal of Chicago slang to fit in.
The city of Chicago has been known by many nicknames, but it is most widely recognized as the "Windy City". The earliest known reference to the "Windy City" was actually to Green Bay in 1856. [1] The first known repeated effort to label Chicago with this nickname is from 1876 and involves Chicago's rivalry with Cincinnati. The popularity of the ...
“Bear down,” Mike Drak tells younger generations going through a similar financial landscape. “Try to work as hard as [you] can and make as much money as [you] can, and be as frugal as [you ...
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
The phrase "Eamus Catuli" is derived from Latin and loosely translates to "Let's go Cubs!"— the word "Eamus" meaning "Let's go," and "Catuli" technically meaning "whelps." [ 4 ] Without a direct Latin equivalent for "Cubs," its originator settled on the word for " whelp ," which is defined as "the young offspring of certain animals, such as ...