Meaning of Gunchester | Babel Free

Definitions

The English city of Manchester, particularly Moss Side, referring to the city's historical high gun crime rate.

UK, derogatory, informal

Examples

“″You hear people firing off guns all the time,″ she said. ″That’s why they call it Gunchester. I just thought some poor bugger’s got it again, and went on sudsing my hair.″”

“The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police has said that the city has finally shrugged off its notorious Gunchester image thanks to their intensive efforts to combat gangs.”

“Throughout the 1970s and 80s, gang violence increased, which earned the area [Moss Side] the nickname of "gunchester".”

“Manchester earned its name Gunchester in the 1980s and 1990s but violence came to a head when Benji Stanley, 14, was shot dead at a takeaway.”

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