1. conglomeration of predominantly chinese businesses and culture.
(Other ethnicities have other "districts," for example, Little Tokyo would be comprised of mostly japanese businesses.)
2. A drama thriller made in 1974 directed by Roman Polanski and staring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway about drought-ridden '30s L.A., corruption, weird family relations, and a divorce specializing private detective; spawned the phrase "it's Chinatown" - the phrase is used to refer to a situation that is impossible to deal with due to the fact that it is the result of issues imbedded in a tangled web of too many people's personal problems and/or ambitions, greed, or deviance, and that there is nothing one person on the outside of that web can do to set everything right because the whole situation is too fucked up.
(Other ethnicities have other "districts," for example, Little Tokyo would be comprised of mostly japanese businesses.)
2. A drama thriller made in 1974 directed by Roman Polanski and staring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway about drought-ridden '30s L.A., corruption, weird family relations, and a divorce specializing private detective; spawned the phrase "it's Chinatown" - the phrase is used to refer to a situation that is impossible to deal with due to the fact that it is the result of issues imbedded in a tangled web of too many people's personal problems and/or ambitions, greed, or deviance, and that there is nothing one person on the outside of that web can do to set everything right because the whole situation is too fucked up.
by Beefy McRib May 27, 2007
Get the Chinatownmug. Bootleg Gucci bags, bootleg Gucci belts, bootleg Gucci sunglasses, all available at your local Chinatown!
by shaznack June 5, 2005
Get the Chinatownmug. Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, Diamond Bar, Wallnut are all Chinatowns or possibly one large "Chinatowne". I live in Chinatown
by The Leader November 26, 2004
Get the Chinatownmug. A place that is so damn different from the real China. Especailly the 'AUTHENTIC CHINESE FOOD'.
Visitors should never claim that they know any bit about China if they've only been to Chinatown.
Visitors should never claim that they know any bit about China if they've only been to Chinatown.
by shydhz February 16, 2010
Get the Chinatownmug. I live in Chinatowne California
by The Leader November 26, 2004
Get the Chinatownemug. Chinatown is a district in San Francisco. You can get anything if you pay enough for it. Swords, knives, lighters. The Chinese dudes behind the counters will always try to squeeze you money out of you, so deal with them with the word "No."
A place where you can throw firecrackers at old people without getting in much trouble. Its also full of skanky little Chinese restaurants. A lot of weird shit happens in Chinatown.
A place where you can throw firecrackers at old people without getting in much trouble. Its also full of skanky little Chinese restaurants. A lot of weird shit happens in Chinatown.
Chinatown
by Wesayhellahere May 10, 2011
Get the Chinatownmug. by aliciareine April 23, 2011
Get the chinatowningmug.